nacke

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish nakke, from Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô, from Proto-Indo-European *knog-, *kneg- (“back of the head, nape, neck”), from Proto-Indo-European *ken- (“to press, pinch, buckle, kink”). Cognate with English neck. === Pronunciation === === Noun === nacke c (anatomy) back of the neck, nape (compare hals) (uncommon or regional) back of the head Synonym: bakhuvud ==== Usage notes ==== More common as a word than nape is in English. Usually translated as neck to use a more common or idiomatic word. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== kroppsdel ==== Compounds ==== nacka nackgrepp nackgrop nackknut nackning nackskarv nackskinn nackskott nackspegel nackspärr, nackspärra nackstelhet nackstyv nackstöd nacksving ==== See also ==== hals strupe === References === “nacke”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “nacke”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “nacke”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) Svensk MeSH === Anagrams === acken