svalka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From sval with k as in halka and torka.
Noun
[edit]svalka c
- (refreshing or soothing) coolness (coldness)
- De sökte svalka under ett träd
- They sought coolness beneath a tree (went under a tree to escape the heat)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | svalka | svalkas |
| definite | svalkan | svalkans | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Verb
[edit]svalka (present svalkar, preterite svalkade, supine svalkat, imperative svalka)
- to cool (refresh or soothe by being cooling)
- De svalkade sig med kall apelsinjuice
- They refreshed (cooled) themselves with cold orange juice
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | svalka | svalkas | ||
| supine | svalkat | svalkats | ||
| imperative | svalka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | svalken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | svalkar | svalkade | svalkas | svalkades |
| ind. plural1 | svalka | svalkade | svalkas | svalkades |
| subjunctive2 | svalke | svalkade | svalkes | svalkades |
| present participle | svalkande | |||
| past participle | svalkad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]- svalkande (“cooling (in a refreshing or soothing way)”)
References
[edit]- svalka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svalka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svalka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- svalka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)