shejk
Swedish
Alternative forms
- schejk
Etymology
From Arabic شَيْخ (šayḵ), from شَاخَ (šāḵa, “to age, grow old”). Cognate with Norwegian sjeik, Danish sheik, Icelandic sjeik, German Scheich, Dutch sjeik, English sheik, French cheik and Spanish jeque.
Declension
| Declension of shejk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | shejk | shejken | shejker | shejkerna |
| Genitive | shejks | shejkens | shejkers | shejkernas |
References
- shejk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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