spraka

See also: spráka and språka

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sprāku (“speech, speaking, language”).

Noun

sprāka f

Declension

**sprāka** (feminine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	sprāka	sprāka
accusative	sprāka	sprāka
genitive	sprākō	sprākanō
dative	sprāku	sprākum
instrumental	—	—

Derived terms

firinsprāka

Related terms

sprekan

Descendants

Middle Low German: sprâke
- Low German: Sprake
  - German Low German: Spraak, Språke, Sprake, Spraake, Sprak, Sprook, Spraoke (Münsterland), Sproke (Lippisch)
  - → Danish: sprog
    - → Icelandic: sprok
  - →⇒ Faroese: spráka
  - → Norwegian: språk
  - → Old Swedish: sprak
    - Swedish: språk

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

spraka (present sprakar, preterite sprakade, supine sprakat, imperative spraka)

to crackle (often while emitting sparks), to sparkle
sprakande eld
crackling fire

Det sprakade om väguttaget
There were crackling noises coming from the wall socket

sprak i högtalaren
crackling noises from the loudspeaker
to be vibrant; to sparkle
sprakande färger
vibrant (sparkling) colors

Det sprakade om föreställningen
The show was sparkling with energy

Usage notes

Used of for example fire, electric discharges, and poorly functioning loudspeakers. Associated both with the sound and with any associated sparks, and by extension with vibrant things.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *spraka* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	spraka		sprakas
supine	sprakat		sprakats
imperative	spraka		—
imper. plural¹	spraken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	sprakar	sprakade	sprakas	sprakades
ind. plural¹	spraka	sprakade	sprakas	sprakades
subjunctive²	sprake	sprakade	sprakes	sprakades

present participle		sprakande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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