jäkel

Swedish

Etymology

Similar to Norwegian jækel.

Noun

jäkel c

  1. Euphemistic form of jävel.
    Din jäkel!
    You bastard!
    Han är en jäkel på tennis
    He's a hell of a tennis player (a devil at tennis)

Usage notes

Milder than jävel, but not inoffensive depending on usage.

Declension

Declension of jäkel 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative jäkel jäkeln jäklar jäklarna
Genitive jäkels jäkelns jäklars jäklarnas

References

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