mecka
See also: mečka
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Pronunciation: /ˈmɛˌkːa/; alternative pronunciation for verb definitions 1 and 2, /ˈmeːˌka/.
- Rhymes: -²ɛka
Etymology 1
[edit]Probably derived from mekanik (“mechanics”) or mekaniker (“mechanic”). Definition 3 of the verb can be found in lyrics in popular music from 1994 (see citations) and is most likely derived from definitions 1 and 2.
Alternative forms
[edit]- meka (more common except for drug sense)
Verb
[edit]mecka (present meckar, preterite meckade, supine meckat, imperative mecka)
- (colloquial) to repair or improve a car, motorcycle, or other (mechanical) equipment
- Hon mekar med sin bil på lördagarna
- She works on her car on Saturdays
- (colloquial) to tinker with
- Nu har jag mekat med den här datorn i timmar utan att förstå hur den funkar
- Now I've been tinkering with this computer for hours without understanding how it works
- (slang) to prepare cannabis for consumption (through smoking)
- Kan du mecka klart den där jointen någon gång?
- Can you finish preparing that joint already?
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of mecka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | mecka | — | ||
| Supine | meckat | — | ||
| Imperative | mecka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | mecken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | meckar | meckade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | mecka | meckade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | mecke | meckade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | meckande | |||
| Past participle | meckad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Attested since 1965 according to Nationalencyklopediens ordbok. From the Swedish spelling of Mecca, the holiest site of Islam.
Noun
[edit]mecka n
- mecca; a pilgrimage site, a shrine, a place where something has been developed or refined, or where this is particularly well-represented and common
- Jag ska åka till Las Vegas, hasardspelens mecka.
- I'm going to Las Vegas, the gambling mecca.