svanka

Swedish

Etymology

svank (“lumbar curve”) +‎ -a

Verb

svanka (present svankar, preterite svankade, supine svankat, imperative svanka)

1. to have (greater than usual) inward curvature of the lower back (as one's regular posture or more temporarily, whether pathological or not, of a human or animal)
2. (figuratively) to sag (of for example a roof)

Conjugation

Conjugation of svanka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	svanka		svankas
supine	svankat		svankats
imperative	svanka		—
imper. plural1	svanken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	svankar	svankade	svankas	svankades
ind. plural1	svanka	svankade	svankas	svankades
subjunctive2	svanke	svankade	svankes	svankades
present participle		svankande
past participle		—

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

See also

• svankrygg

References

• svanka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svanka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svanka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)