lacka
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editlacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)
- lacquer, paint, varnish
- lacka sin båt
- paint one's boat
- seal, affix sealing wax
- lacka julklappar
- seal Christmas presents
Conjugation
editConjugation of lacka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lacka | lackas | ||
| Supine | lackat | lackats | ||
| Imperative | lacka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | lacken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | lackar | lackade | lackas | lackades |
| Ind. plural1 | lacka | lackade | lackas | lackades |
| Subjunctive2 | lacke | lackade | lackes | lackades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | lackande | |||
| Past participle | lackad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Etymology 2
editFrom Middle Low German lak. Cognate of English leak. Doublet of läcka.
Verb
editlacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)
- (sweat) drip
- svetten lackar
- the sweat is dripping
Conjugation
editConjugation of lacka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lacka | lackas | ||
| Supine | lackat | lackats | ||
| Imperative | lacka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | lacken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | lackar | lackade | lackas | lackades |
| Ind. plural1 | lacka | lackade | lackas | lackades |
| Subjunctive2 | lacke | lackade | lackes | lackades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | lackande | |||
| Past participle | lackad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Etymology 3
editOriginally dialectal with the meaning traipse, likely onomatopoeic. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“scuttle along”).
Verb
editlacka (present lackar, preterite lackade, supine lackat, imperative lacka)
Conjugation
editConjugation of lacka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | lacka | lackas | ||
| Supine | lackat | lackats | ||
| Imperative | lacka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | lacken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | lackar | lackade | lackas | lackades |
| Ind. plural1 | lacka | lackade | lackas | lackades |
| Subjunctive2 | lacke | lackade | lackes | lackades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | lackande | |||
| Past participle | lackad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- lacka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lacka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lacka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lacka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)