bäcken

See also: backen, and Backen

Swedish

bäcken (sense 1)

ett bäcken (sense 2)

Etymology 1

Noun

bäcken n

2. (anatomy) pelvis
4. a bedpan
5. a basin
6. (uncommon) a cymbal

   Synonym: cymbal

Declension

Declension of bäcken

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bäcken	bäckens
	definite	bäckenet	bäckenets
plural	indefinite	bäcken	bäckens
	definite	bäckenen	bäckenens

Derived terms

• bäckenbotten c (“pelvic floor”)

See also

• cymbal c
• höft c (“hip”)
• höftben n (“hip bone”)
• korsben n (“sacrum”)
• mellangård c (“perineum”)
• svanskota c (“tailbone”)

Etymology 2

Noun

bäcken

1. definite singular of bäck

References

• bäcken in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bäcken in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bäcken in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH