klyka

Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klukjaną, from *klu- (“to ball up, conglomerate, amass”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up; lump, mass”).

Noun

klyka c

1. crotch; the area where something branches; in particular a branch from a tree trunk
2. the switchhook on which a telephone handset rests while not in use (at least on older telephones)

Declension

Declension of klyka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	klyka	klykas
	definite	klykan	klykans
plural	indefinite	klykor	klykors
	definite	klykorna	klykornas

See also

• gren

References

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