läcka
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See also: lacka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish læka, from Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]läcka c
- a leak; a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- a leak; the entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
- a leak; the person through whom information, especially secret information, escapes.
Declension
[edit]Declension of läcka
Related terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]läcka (present läcker, preterite läckte, supine läckt, imperative läck)
- to leak; to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed.
- to leak; to reveal secret information.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of läcka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | läcka | läckas | ||
Supine | läckt | läckts | ||
Imperative | läck | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | läcken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | läcker | läckte | läcks, läckes | läcktes |
Ind. plural1 | läcka | läckte | läckas | läcktes |
Subjunctive2 | läcke | läckte | läckes | läcktes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | läckande | |||
Past participle | läckt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
[edit]- läcka som ett såll (“leak like a sieve”)