veckla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from wickel, likely variant of wickelīn, from Old High German wichili, from wicha (“wick”). Cognate of Danish vikle.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]veckla (present vecklar, preterite vecklade, supine vecklat, imperative veckla)
- (usually with a particle) to fold
- veckla upp en karta
- unfold a map
- veckla ihop en karta
- fold a map
- Fallskärmen vecklade ut sig
- The parachute opened (unfolded itself)
Usage notes
[edit]Bit more loose- and unwieldy-sounding compared to vika. "Crease"/"uncrease" might provide intuition.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of veckla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | veckla | vecklas | ||
| Supine | vecklat | vecklats | ||
| Imperative | veckla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vecklen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vecklar | vecklade | vecklas | vecklades |
| Ind. plural1 | veckla | vecklade | vecklas | vecklades |
| Subjunctive2 | veckle | vecklade | veckles | vecklades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vecklande | |||
| Past participle | vecklad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]- veckla in (“wrap up (in something loose)”)
- veckla ihop
- veckla upp
- veckla ut
- veckla ut sig
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- veckla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- veckla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- veckla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- veckla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)