nacke

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish nakke, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate with English neck.

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Noun

nacke c

  1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck
  2. (anatomy) the back of the head

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Declension of nacke 
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Nominative nacke nacken nackar nackarna
Genitive nackes nackens nackars nackarnas

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