äckel
Swedish
editEtymology
editAttempts 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
editäckel n
- disgust (queasy feeling, like at something potentially contagious, sometimes more or less figuratively)
- something disgusting (like a substance or activity or the like)
- (colloquial) a lewd or disgusting person
- Vilket äckel!
- What a creep / disgusting person!
- Rör mig inte, ditt äckel!
- Don't touch me, you creep!
Usage notes
editFor moral disgust, a word like avsky is often better. Äckel more strongly implies a queasy reaction compared to disgust. Compare the second image.
Declension
editDeclension of äckel
Derived terms
edit- äckelgubbe
- äckelpäckel (“something disgusting”)
Related terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- äckel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- äckel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- äckel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)