en hök
Meaning
hawk
In Swedish: en rovfågel av underfamiljen Accipitrinae
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en hök |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | höken |
| Plural, indefinite | hökar |
| Plural, definite | hökarna |
hök is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor hök, den stora höken. Check another noun
Practise hök
1 / 2Is it en hök or ett hök?
hök in a sentence
- vaka över någon / något som en hökwatch [over] someone / something like a hawk [idiomatic]
Words built with hök
- duvhök goshawk
- kärrhök harrier
Questions
What does hök mean in English?
hök means “hawk”.
Is it en hök or ett hök?
It is en hök, and “the hawk” is höken.
What is the plural of hök?
The plural of hök is hökar, and the definite plural is hökarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish hø̄ker, from Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“seize”).
Nearby common words
hök is number 7,513 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 7,509tävlande competition (the action of competing), contestant, competitor
- 7,510frestande tempting
- 7,511artär artery
- 7,512bastu sauna
- 7,514klarhet clarity
- 7,515visitera search
- 7,516anrop a call, a hailing (an attempt at contacting, usually via radio or other telecommunication), a call, an invocation (of a subprogram, like a function)
- 7,517pappsen the dad, one's dad, daddy
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