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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hø̄ker, from Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]hök c
- a hawk (predatory bird)
- vaka över någon / något som en hök
- watch [over] someone / something like a hawk [idiomatic]
- (politics) a hawk (proponent of aggressive policies)
Declension
[edit]Declension of hök
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “politics”): duva
References
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/øːk
- Rhymes:Swedish/øːk/1 syllable
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- sv:Politics
- sv:Birds