Swedish noun

en knäppgök

wacko, loony

Meaning

wacko, loony

Forms

Forms of knäppgök
Singular, indefiniteen knäppgök
Singular, definiteknäppgöken
Plural, indefiniteknäppgökar
Plural, definiteknäppgökarna

knäppgök is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor knäppgök, den stora knäppgöken. Check another noun

Practise knäppgök

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Is it en knäppgök or ett knäppgök?

Questions

What does knäppgök mean in English?

knäppgök means “wacko, loony”.

Is it en knäppgök or ett knäppgök?

It is en knäppgök, and “the wacko” is knäppgöken.

What is the plural of knäppgök?

The plural of knäppgök is knäppgökar, and the definite plural is knäppgökarna.

Origin

knäpp (“crazy”) + gök (“cuckoo”)

Nearby common words

knäppgök is number 6,745 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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