ficka
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German vicke, which could be borrowed from Italian ficcare (“to stick something in”). More at English fob. Cognate of Norwegian Nynorsk fikke (“waistcoat pocket”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɪˌkːa/
Audio: (file)
Noun
ficka c
- a pocket (bag stitched to an item of clothing)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ficka | fickas |
| definite | fickan | fickans | |
| plural | indefinite | fickor | fickors |
| definite | fickorna | fickornas |
Related terms
- bakficka
- byxficka
- fickalmanacka
- fickbok
- fickflaska
- fickformat
- fickkam
- fickkniv
- ficklampa
- ficklexikon
- fickludd
- fickparkera
- fickparkering
- fickpartitur
- fickpengar
- fickplunta
- fickräknare
- fickskydd
- fickspegel
- fickstöld
- ficktelefon
- ficktjuv
- ficktjyv
- fickupplaga
- fickur
- framficka
- innerficka
- jackficka
- ryggsäcksficka
- skjortficka
- väskficka
- västficka
- ytterficka
References
- “ficka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)