klyka
Swedish
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *klukjaną, from *klu- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up; lump, mass”).
Noun
klyka c
- crotch; the area where something branches; in particular a branch from a tree trunk
- the switchhook on which a telephone handset rests while not in use (at least on older telephones)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | klyka | klykas |
| definite | klykan | klykans | |
| plural | indefinite | klykor | klykors |
| definite | klykorna | klykornas |
See also
References
- klyka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klyka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klyka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klyka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)