rödhake

Swedish

Etymology

Either: röd +‎ hake, variant of hakel, related to English hackle. Same word found in mässhake.[1]

or

röd +‎ hake, variant of haka (“chin”).[2]

Noun

rödhake c

  1. European robin, Erithacus rubecula

Declension

Declension of rödhake
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rödhake rödhakes
definite rödhaken rödhakens
plural indefinite rödhakar rödhakars
definite rödhakarna rödhakarnas

References

  1. ^ rödhake in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  2. ^ röd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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