äckel
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Attempts to connect with words beyond German have proven futile. Examples include Old English ācol, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹 (aiwiski), Latin aeger, Old Norse eikinn (“furious”), Sanskrit एजति (ejati, “move; shake; stir”).
Noun
[edit]äckel n
- disgust (queasy feeling, like at something potentially contagious, sometimes more or less figuratively)
- something disgusting (like a substance or activity or the like)
- (colloquial) a lewd or disgusting person
- Vilket äckel!
- What a creep / disgusting person!
- Rör mig inte, ditt äckel!
- Don't touch me, you creep!
Usage notes
[edit]For moral disgust, a word like avsky is often better. Äckel more strongly implies a queasy reaction compared to disgust. Compare the second image.
Declension
[edit]Declension of äckel
Derived terms
[edit]- äckelgubbe
- äckelpäckel (“something disgusting”)
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- äckel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- äckel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- äckel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)