vicka
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Since 1689 from the dialectal word vicka (“yield; bend sideways; run in a waddling fashion”). Most likely related to veck (“a fold; a crease”) and vika (“to fold”).
Verb edit
vicka (present vickar, preterite vickade, supine vickat, imperative vicka)
- wiggle; wobble; tilt
- Hon vickade på tårna.
- She wiggled her toes.
- Om man vickar på det här locket tillräckligt länge går det av.
- If you move this lid up and down long enough, it will break off.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of vicka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vicka | — | ||
| Supine | vickat | — | ||
| Imperative | vicka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vicken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vickar | vickade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | vicka | vickade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | vicke | vickade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vickande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
vicka (present vickar, preterite vickade, supine vickat, imperative vicka)
- (colloquial) act as substitute, stand in, temporarily fill the position of
- Hon vickade som lärare förra året.
- She stood in as a teacher last year.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of vicka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vicka | — | ||
| Supine | vickat | — | ||
| Imperative | vicka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vicken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vickar | vickade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | vicka | vickade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | vicke | vickade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vickande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||