kräkas
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish kräkias, from Old Norse kræghe, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną (“to crack, crackle, shriek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to resound, cry hoarsely”). Cognate with Scots crak (“to crack”), West Frisian kreakje (“to crack”), Dutch kraken (“to crunch, creak, squeak”), Low German kraken (“to crack”), German krachen (“to crash, crack, creak”), Lithuanian gìrgžděti (“to creak, squeak”), Old Armenian կարկաչ (karkačʻ), Sanskrit गर्जति (gárjati, “to roar, hum”).
Or from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-, *grā- (“to crow, shout”), from *ger- (“to make a sound, cry hoarsely”) ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Lithuanian girgždėti (“to creak, squeak”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editkräkas (present kräks, preterite kräktes, supine kräkts, imperative kräks)
- (deponent) to throw up, to vomit
- Det är lätt att förstå varför du vill kräkas.
- It is easy to understand why you want to vomit.
Conjugation
editActive | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | — | kräkas | ||
Supine | — | kräkts | ||
Imperative | — | kräks | ||
Imper. plural1 | — | kräkens | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | — | — | kräks, kräkes | kräktes |
Ind. plural1 | — | — | kräkas | kräktes |
Subjunctive2 | — | — | kräkes | kräktes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kräkandes | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Synonyms
edit- kasta upp
- lägga en pizza (slang)
- spy
- vomera
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- kräkas in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kräkas in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kräkas in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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