staka

See also: štaka and штака

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːka

Noun

staka

1. indefinite genitive plural of stak

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch steken.

Verb

staka

1. to stab

Pijin

Etymology

From English a stack of.

Adjective

staka

1. a lot of; many

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, stake +‎ -a.

Verb

staka (present stakar, preterite stakade, supine stakat, imperative staka)

1. pole, punt (move by means of a stake)
2. stake, stake out, peg out (mark something with stakes)
3. (reflexive) stumble (hesitate while speaking)

Conjugation

Conjugation of staka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	staka		stakas
supine	stakat		stakats
imperative	staka		—
imper. plural1	staken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stakar	stakade	stakas	stakades
ind. plural1	staka	stakade	stakas	stakades
subjunctive2	stake	stakade	stakes	stakades
present participle		stakande
past participle		stakad

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

Derived terms

• stakare
• stakning

Further reading

• staka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Anagrams

• kasta, katsa, sakta, skata, taska