käkarnas

Käkarnas is a Swedish genitive plural form derived from käkarna, which means the jaws. The term translates to “the jaws’” or “of the jaws” and is used to indicate possession in phrases and descriptions within Swedish.

Linguistic details: In Swedish, the possessive is typically formed by adding the suffix -s to the noun, with no apostrophe, and the form agrees with the definite plural when applicable. Käkarnas thus denotes something belonging to the jaws. The base noun käke refers to jaw bones in vertebrates, and käkarna is the plural form meaning “the jaws.” The genitive käkarnas is commonly found in medical, anatomical, and scientific writing.

Usage: Käkarnas appears in contexts discussing anatomical features or functions of the jaws, such as käkarnas funktion (the function of the jaws) or käkarnas struktur (the structure of the jaws). It is primarily a scientific or formal construction and is seldom used outside technical writing.

Etymology: Käke originates from older Swedish forms linked to the jaw and chewing, with the suffix -nas forming the standard Swedish genitive plural. The construction is in line with general Swedish possessive patterns for definite plural nouns.

See also: Käke, Käkarna, Swedish grammar, Genitive case, Anatomy of the jaw.