spricka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish springa, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic *springaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]spricka c
- a crack, a fracture; a thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material
- (geology) a fault or crack in a rock
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | spricka | sprickas |
| definite | sprickan | sprickans | |
| plural | indefinite | sprickor | sprickors |
| definite | sprickorna | sprickornas |
Verb
[edit]spricka (present spricker, preterite sprack, supine spruckit, imperative sprick)
- (intransitive) to crack, to fracture, to split; to break apart under pressure
- (intransitive) to burst; to break from internal pressure.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | spricka | — | ||
| supine | spruckit | — | ||
| imperative | sprick | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | spricken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | spricker | sprack | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | spricka | sprucko | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | spricke | sprucke | — | — |
| present participle | sprickande | |||
| past participle | sprucken | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- spricka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- spricka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- spricka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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