jycke

Swedish

Etymology

From Tavringer Romani jucklo, jycklo (“dog”), from Romani ʒukel. Cognate to Sanskrit जकुट (jakuṭa, “dog”).

Noun

jycke c

  1. (colloquial) dog
    Vilken söt jycke du har! ― What a cute dog you have!

Declension
Declension of jycke 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jycke jycken jyckar jyckarna
Genitive jyckes jyckens jyckars jyckarnas

See also

References
  • jycke in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • Gerd Carling (2005) “jycke”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 84
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