läcka
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”)