gäck

See also: gack and Gack

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish gæk (“jester; fool”), from Middle Low German geck. Cognate of Danish gæk, Dutch gek, German Geck. Possibly related to English geek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʝɛk/

Noun

gäck c

1. mockery, scorn

Declension

Declension of gäck

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	gäck	gäcks
	definite	gäcken	gäckens
plural	indefinite	gäckar	gäckars
	definite	gäckarna	gäckarnas

Derived terms

• driva gäck med

Related terms

• gäcka
• gäckeri
• gäcksam

References

• gäck in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gäck in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gäck in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• gäck in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)