"Eken" meaning in Swedish

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Proper name

Forms: Ekens [genitive]
Etymology: From the peddler cant månsing word Storhäcken or Stockhäcken, which was later clipped to häcken and modified to eken through the traditional Stockholm merger of /ɛ/ > /e/. Etymology templates: {{glossary|clipping|clipped}} clipped Head templates: {{head|sv|proper noun|genitive|Ekens|g=c|head=}} Eken c (genitive Ekens), {{sv-proper noun|c}} Eken c (genitive Ekens)
  1. (slang) A nickname for Stockholm. Wikipedia link: sv:Eken Tags: common-gender, slang Categories (place): City nicknames Derived forms: ekenskis, ekenssnack
    Sense id: en-Eken-sv-name-Ga9cQGZK Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swedish entries with incorrect language header
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