änka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish ænkia, from Old Norse ekkja (Old East Norse ænkja), from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]änka c
- a widow (a woman whose husband has died)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | änka | änkas |
| definite | änkan | änkans | |
| plural | indefinite | änkor | änkors |
| definite | änkorna | änkornas |
Related terms
[edit]- änkepension
- änkling
- gräsänka (“grass widow”)
Further reading
[edit]- änka in Svensk ordbok.
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns