Danish

Noun

nakke c (singular definite nakken, plural indefinite nakker)

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck
2. (anatomy) the back of the head

Declension

References

• “nakke” in Den Danske Ordbog

Elfdalian

Noun

nakke m

1. nape, back of the neck

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki

Noun

nakke m ‎(definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakker, definite plural nakkene)

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

• “nakke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki

Noun

nakke m ‎(definite singular nakken, indefinite plural nakkar, definite plural nakkane)

1. (anatomy) nape; the back of the neck

References

• “nakke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hnakki, from Proto-Germanic *hnakkô.

Noun

nakke m

1. nape, back of the neck

Declension

Descendants

• Swedish: nacke