lacka
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]lacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)
- lacquer, paint, varnish
- lacka sin båt
- paint one's boat
- seal, affix sealing wax
- lacka julklappar
- seal Christmas presents
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of lacka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | lacka | lackas | ||
Supine | lackat | lackats | ||
Imperative | lacka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | lacken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | lackar | lackade | lackas | lackades |
Ind. plural1 | lacka | lackade | lackas | lackades |
Subjunctive2 | lacke | lackade | lackes | lackades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | lackande | |||
Past participle | lackad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Etymology 2
[edit]From Middle Low German lak. Cognate of English leak. Doublet of läcka.
Verb
[edit]lacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)
- (sweat) drip
- svetten lackar
- the sweat is dripping
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of lacka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | lacka | lackas | ||
Supine | lackat | lackats | ||
Imperative | lacka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | lacken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | lackar | lackade | lackas | lackades |
Ind. plural1 | lacka | lackade | lackas | lackades |
Subjunctive2 | lacke | lackade | lackes | lackades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | lackande | |||
Past participle | lackad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Etymology 3
[edit]Originally dialectal with the meaning traipse, likely onomatopoeic. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“scuttle along”).
Verb
[edit]lacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of lacka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | lacka | lackas | ||
Supine | lackat | lackats | ||
Imperative | lacka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | lacken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | lackar | lackade | lackas | lackades |
Ind. plural1 | lacka | lackade | lackas | lackades |
Subjunctive2 | lacke | lackade | lackes | lackades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | lackande | |||
Past participle | lackad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- lacka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lacka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lacka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lacka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)