nåkäs

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²noːkɛs/, /²nɒːkɛs/, /²nɑːkɛs/
    Rhymes: -òːkɛs, -ɛs

Etymology 1

Like Scanian nága (“to reach”) from Middle Low German nâken, from Proto-Germanic *nēkijaną. Related to Swedish nalkas (from Middle Low German nâleken) and Icelandic nálgast (from náligur.)

Verb

nåkäs

  1. (middle, transitive) To reach, approach, meet, catch.
    Ji nåkäs int fensträ. ― I can’t reach the window.
    Nakes do uti tömlitja? ― Are you able to reach the rein loop?

Etymology 2

From nåk (“malicious.”)

Verb

nåkäs

  1. (middle, intransitive) Be fake, malicious, scornful.
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