kräk
Swedish
Etymology
Originally of smaller creeping or crawling animals, "lower" animals. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk krek.
Noun
kräk n
- (derogatory) someone despicable, scum
- De är kräk som ger sig på oskyldiga
- They're scum to go after innocents
- (derogatory) someone weak, spineless, insignificant, etc.
- en skara ynkliga kräk
- a bunch of pitiful worms
- a disagreeable animal or an animal that evokes pity
- Ge kattkräket lite mat
- Give the poor cat some food
- (colloquial) a domestic animal, especially of cattle
Declension
| Declension of kräk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kräk | kräket | kräk | kräken |
| Genitive | kräks | kräkets | kräks | kräkens |
References
- kräk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kräk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kräk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)