hök

See also: hok, hoek, hők, HÖK, and HOK

Swedish

en hök (duvhök (“northern goshawk”))

Etymology

From Old Swedish hø̄ker, from Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /høːk/
• Rhymes: -øːk

Noun

hök c

1. a hawk (predatory bird)

   vaka över någon / något som en hök

   watch [over] someone / something like a hawk [idiomatic]

2. (politics) a hawk (proponent of aggressive policies)

Declension

Declension of hök

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hök	höks
	definite	höken	hökens
plural	indefinite	hökar	hökars
	definite	hökarna	hökarnas

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “politics”): duva

References

• hök in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• hök in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• hök in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH