jycke

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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jycke c

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

Declension

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

See also

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References

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