käke
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kæke, probably borrowed from Middle Low German kêke, from Old Saxon *kioka, from Proto-West Germanic *keukā.
Cognate with Danish kiæge, Norwegian kjake, English choke, cheek (from Old English ċēoce (“jaw”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
käke c
- a jaw
- Synonym: (jaw of an animal, especially one with a powerful bite) käft
- a mandible (of an arthropod)
- Synonym: mandibel
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | käke | käkes |
| definite | käken | käkens | |
| plural | indefinite | käkar | käkars |
| definite | käkarna | käkarnas |