jycke
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Tavringer Romani jucklo, jycklo (“dog”), from Romani ʒukel, from Sanskrit जकुट (jakuṭa, “dog”).
Noun
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- (colloquial) a dog
- Vilken söt jycke du har!
- What a cute dog you have!
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | jycke | jyckes |
| definite | jycken | jyckens | |
| plural | indefinite | jyckar | jyckars |
| definite | jyckarna | jyckarnas |
See also
[edit]- hund (“dog”)
References
[edit]- jycke in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- jycke in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- jycke in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Gerd Carling (2005) “jycke”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 84