en käke
Meaning
jaw
In Swedish: del av ansiktsskelettet där tänderna sitter
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en käke |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | käken |
| Plural, indefinite | käkar |
| Plural, definite | käkarna |
käke is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor käke, den stora käken. Check another noun
Practise käke
1 / 2Is it en käke or ett käke?
Words built with käke
- överkäke upper jaw
- käkled joint of the jaw
Questions
What does käke mean in English?
käke means “jaw”.
Is it en käke or ett käke?
It is en käke, and “the jaw” is käken.
What is the plural of käke?
The plural of käke is käkar, and the definite plural is käkarna.
Origin
From Old Swedish kæke, probably borrowed from Middle Low German kêke, from Old Saxon *kioka, from Proto-West Germanic *keukā.
Nearby common words
käke is number 5,350 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 5,346underrättad informed
- 5,347svett sweaty
- 5,348lossna come loose
- 5,349referens reference
- 5,351stygga naughty
- 5,352mens [monthly] period
- 5,353ersättning compensation, substitute
- 5,354experimentera experiment
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary