kackla

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with English cackle.

Verb

kackla (present kacklar, preterite kacklade, supine kacklat, imperative kackla)

1. to cackle (of a hen or goose)
2. to cackle (talk or laugh in a cackling, ugly manner)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kackla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kackla		kacklas
Supine	kacklat		kacklats
Imperative	kackla		—
Imper. plural1	kacklen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kacklar	kacklade	kacklas	kacklades
Ind. plural1	kackla	kacklade	kacklas	kacklades
Subjunctive2	kackle	kacklade	kackles	kacklades
	Participles
Present participle	kacklande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kackel

See also

• klucka (“cluck”)

References

• kackla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kackla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kackla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kackla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)