hök

See also: hok, hoek, and hők

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hø̄ker, from Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /høːk/

Noun

hök c

a hawk (predatory bird)
(politics) a hawk; proponent of aggressive politics

Declension

Declension of hök
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hök	höken	hökar	hökarna
Genitive	höks	hökens	hökars	hökarnas

Antonyms

(politics): duva

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