nyckel
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish nykil, lykil, from Old Norse lykill, from Proto-Germanic *lukilaz, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“close”) + an instrumental suffix -il-. The n-sound has developed through dissimilation of l-l. Related to English lock, Swedish lock, lucka.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnʏkˌɛl/
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Noun
nyckel c
- key
Declension
| Declension of nyckel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | nyckel | nyckeln | nycklar | nycklarna |
| Genitive | nyckels | nyckelns | nycklars | nycklarnas |
See also
- lås n
References
- nyckel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)