äckel

Swedish

Etymology

From German Ekel.

Attempts to connect with words beyond German have proven futile. Examples include Old English ācol, Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌹 (aiwiski), Latin aeger, Old Norse eikinn (“furious”), Sanskrit एजति (ejati, “move; shake; stir”).

Noun

äckel n

1. disgust (an intense dislike or repugnance)
2. (colloquial) a lewd or disgusting person

   Vilket äckel!

   What a creep / disgusting person!

Declension

Declension of äckel
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	äckel	äcklet	äckel	äcklen
Genitive	äckels	äcklets	äckels	äcklens

Derived terms

• äckelgubbe
• äckelpäckel (“something disgusting”)

Related terms

• äckla (“to disgust”)
• äcklig (“disgusting”)

References

• äckel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• äckel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• äckel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)