flacka
See also: fläcka
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Cognate of Icelandic flakka, Norwegian Nynorsk flakke. Likely related to Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ), Latin plaga. Compare origin of flaxa, fläkta, flagg. See also Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌺𐌰𐌽 (flōkan).
Verb edit
flacka (present flackar, preterite flackade, supine flackat, imperative flacka)
- (often with a particle like runt (“around”) or omkring (“around”)) to rove (move aimlessly from place to place)
- (in the present participle "flackande") roving (often of a gaze)
- en flackande blick
- roving eyes
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of flacka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | flacka | flackas | ||
Supine | flackat | flackats | ||
Imperative | flacka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | flacken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | flackar | flackade | flackas | flackades |
Ind. plural1 | flacka | flackade | flackas | flackades |
Subjunctive2 | flacke | flackade | flackes | flackades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | flackande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms edit
- kringflackande (“roving”)
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
flacka
References edit
- flacka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- flacka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- flacka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- flacka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)