änka

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish ænkia, from Old Norse ekkja (Old East Norse ænkja), from Proto-Germanic *ainakjǭ. === Pronunciation === === Noun === änka c a widow (a woman whose husband has died) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “änka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)