smacka
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See also: smäcka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Likely borrowed from Middle Low German smacken. Cognate of Dutch smakken. Likely originally onomatopoeic. See also smäcka, smaska, smocka.
Verb
[edit]smacka (present smackar, preterite smackade, supine smackat, imperative smacka)
- smack one's lips
- click one's tongue against one's palate (as a signal of hunger or as a command for a horse)
- eat noisily
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of smacka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | smacka | smackas | ||
Supine | smackat | smackats | ||
Imperative | smacka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | smacken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | smackar | smackade | smackas | smackades |
Ind. plural1 | smacka | smackade | smackas | smackades |
Subjunctive2 | smacke | smackade | smackes | smackades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | smackande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- smacka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- smacka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)