Wiktionary

vanka

Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

From vàni.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʋâːnka/
  • Hyphenation: van‧ka

Adverb edit

vȃnka (Cyrillic spelling ва̑нка)

  1. (regional) Alternative form of vàni

References edit

  • “vanka” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish vanka, probably borrowed from Middle Low German wanken, from Old Saxon wankon, from Proto-West Germanic *wankōn, from Proto-Germanic *wankōną, cognate with Danish vanke and Old Norse vakka.

Verb edit

vanka (present vankar, preterite vankade, supine vankat, imperative vanka)

  1. to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry
    där farbror polisen med händer på ryggen sakta vankar gatan fram och lyfter på hatten åt medborgarna.
    where the old constable with his hands at his back slowly strolls along the street and tips his hat at the gentry.
    han vankar av och an.
    he strolls to and fro
    Onsdag går jag ut och vankar. Torsdag sitter jag i tankar.
    On Wednesday I go for a stroll. On Thursday I sit in thoughts. (nursery rhyme, song lyrics)
  2. (passive voice) to expect food or some event
    Det vankas vickning fram på småtimmarna.
    We're expecting some light food in the wee hours.
    När det vankades Bernadotte-jubileum var det varken kungen eller drottningen som stod i centrum.
    When the Bernadotte jubilee was forthcoming, neither the King nor the Queen were the centre of attention.

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of vanka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive vanka vankas
Supine vankat vankats
Imperative vanka —
Imper. plural1 vanken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative vankar vankade vankas vankades
Ind. plural1 vanka vankade vankas vankades
Subjunctive2 vanke vankade vankes vankades
Participles
Present participle vankande
Past participle vankad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References edit

Anagrams edit

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