nyckel

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish nykil, lykil, from Old Norse lykill, from Proto-Germanic *lukilaz, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“close”) + an instrumental suffix -il-. The n-sound has developed through dissimilation of l-l. Related to English lock, Swedish lock, lucka.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnʏkˌɛl/
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Noun

nyckel c

  1. key

Declension
Declension of nyckel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative nyckel nyckeln nycklar nycklarna
Genitive nyckels nyckelns nycklars nycklarnas

See also

References
  1. nyckel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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