lacka
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]| 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 |
| 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]| 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 |
| 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]| 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 |
| 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)