socken
See also: Socken
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sōkn, from Old Norse sókn, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz.
Noun
socken c
- a parish, a municipality; the geographic area of a state church parish, an administrative unit before the Swedish municipal reform of 1863, still used in folklore, local history and genealogy
- definite singular of sock
Declension
| Declension of socken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | socken | socknen | socknar | socknarna |
| Genitive | sockens | socknens | socknars | socknarnas |
Related terms
- sockengräns
- sockenstuga
- söcken