tjeka

Swedish

Etymology

From Russian Чека́ (Čeká), from ЧК (ČK), acronym of Чрезвыча́йная Коми́ссия (Črezvyčájnaja Komíssija).

Noun

tjeka c

1. Cheka

Usage notes

Typically in the definite form.

Declension

Declension of tjeka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tjeka	tjekas
	definite	tjekan	tjekans
plural	indefinite	tjekor	tjekors
	definite	tjekorna	tjekornas

Derived terms

• tjekist

References

• tjeka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tjeka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)