skaka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skaka (“to shake”), from Proto-Germanic *skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek- (“to shake, stir”). Compare Norwegian skake, Swedish skaka, Danish skage, Low German schaken, English shake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaːka/

  Rhymes: -aːka

Verb

skaka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative skók, third-person plural past indicative skóku, supine skekið)

1. (transitive, with accusative) to shake

Conjugation

skaka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að skaka
supine (sagnbót)		skekið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		skakandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég skek	við skökum	present (nútíð)	ég skaki	við skökum
	þú skekur	þið skakið		þú skakir	þið skakið
	hann, hún, það skekur	þeir, þær, þau skaka		hann, hún, það skaki	þeir, þær, þau skaki
past (þátíð)	ég skók	við skókum	past (þátíð)	ég skæki	við skækjum
	þú skókst	þið skókuð		þú skækir	þið skækjuð
	hann, hún, það skók	þeir, þær, þau skóku		hann, hún, það skæki	þeir, þær, þau skækju
imperative (boðháttur)	skak (þú)	skakið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	skaktu	skakiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

skakast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að skakast
supine (sagnbót)		skekist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		skakandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég skekst	við skökumst	present (nútíð)	ég skakist	við skökumst
	þú skekst	þið skakist		þú skakist	þið skakist
	hann, hún, það skekst	þeir, þær, þau skakast		hann, hún, það skakist	þeir, þær, þau skakist
past (þátíð)	ég skókst	við skókumst	past (þátíð)	ég skækist	við skækjumst
	þú skókst	þið skókust		þú skækist	þið skækjust
	hann, hún, það skókst	þeir, þær, þau skókust		hann, hún, það skækist	þeir, þær, þau skækjust
imperative (boðháttur)	skakst (þú)	skakist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	skakstu	skakisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

skekinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	skekinn	skekin	skekið		skeknir	skeknar	skekin
accusative (þolfall)	skekinn	skekna	skekið		skekna	skeknar	skekin
dative (þágufall)	skeknum	skekinni	skeknu		skeknum	skeknum	skeknum
genitive (eignarfall)	skekins	skekinnar	skekins		skekinna	skekinna	skekinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	skekni	skekna	skekna		skeknu	skeknu	skeknu
accusative (þolfall)	skekna	skeknu	skekna		skeknu	skeknu	skeknu
dative (þágufall)	skekna	skeknu	skekna		skeknu	skeknu	skeknu
genitive (eignarfall)	skekna	skeknu	skekna		skeknu	skeknu	skeknu

Synonyms

• hrista

Derived terms

• skaka strokk ("to churn")

Related terms

• skak

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skake (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse skaka. Akin to English shake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skɑːkɑ/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

skaka (present tense skakar or skjek, past tense skaka or skok, supine skaka or skjeke, past participle skaka or skjeken, present participle skakande, imperative skak)

1. to shake
   • 1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, "Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860":

     […] og so naar Krøningi var fullførd baadi til Kongen og Dronningi høyra Kanonurne skaka Kyrkja […] .

     […] and then, when the coronation of both the King and Queen was finished, to hear the cannon shake the church […]

2. to frighten, upset

References

• “skaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• akkas, kakas, kaksa

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

Verb

skaka (singular past indicative skók, plural past indicative skóku, past participle skekit)

1. to shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of skaka — active (strong class 6)

infinitive	skaka
present participle	skakandi
past participle	skekinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	skek	skók
2nd-person singular	skekr	skókt
3rd-person singular	skekr	skók
1st-person plural	skǫkum	skókum
2nd-person plural	skakið	skókuð
3rd-person plural	skaka	skóku
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	skaka	skœka
2nd-person singular	skakir	skœkir
3rd-person singular	skaki	skœki
1st-person plural	skakim	skœkim
2nd-person plural	skakið	skœkið
3rd-person plural	skaki	skœki
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	skak
1st-person plural	skǫkum
2nd-person plural	skakið

Conjugation of skaka — mediopassive (strong class 6)

infinitive	skakask
present participle	skakandisk
past participle	skekizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	skǫkumk	skókumk
2nd-person singular	skeksk	skókzk
3rd-person singular	skeksk	skóksk
1st-person plural	skǫkumsk	skókumsk
2nd-person plural	skakizk	skókuzk
3rd-person plural	skakask	skókusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	skǫkumk	skœkumk
2nd-person singular	skakisk	skœkisk
3rd-person singular	skakisk	skœkisk
1st-person plural	skakimsk	skœkimsk
2nd-person plural	skakizk	skœkizk
3rd-person plural	skakisk	skœkisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	skaksk
1st-person plural	skǫkumsk
2nd-person plural	skakizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: skaka
• Norwegian Nynorsk: skaka, skake
• Norwegian Bokmål: skake
• Danish: skage
• Old Swedish: skaka
  • Swedish: skaka

References

• skaka in Geir T. Zoëga, A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1910

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Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skaka, from Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

Verb

skaka

1. to shake
2. to swing

Conjugation

Conjugation of skaka (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	skaka			—
participle	skakandi, -e			skakaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	skakar	skaki, -e	—	skakaþi, -e	skakaþi, -e
þū	skakar	skaki, -e	skaka	skakaþi, -e	skakaþi, -e
han	skakar	skaki, -e	—	skakaþi, -e	skakaþi, -e
vīr	skakum, -om	skakum, -om	skakum, -om	skakaþum, -om	skakaþum, -om
īr	skakin	skakin	skakin	skakaþin	skakaþin
þēr	skaka	skakin	—	skakaþu, -o	skakaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	skakas	skakis, -es	—	skakaþis, -es	skakaþis, -es
þū	skakas	skakis, -es	—	skakaþis, -es	skakaþis, -es
han	skakas	skakis, -es	—	skakaþis, -es	skakaþis, -es
vīr	skakums, -oms	skakums, -oms	—	skakaþums, -oms	skakaþums, -oms
īr	skakins	skakins	—	skakaþins	skakaþins
þēr	skakas	skakins	—	skakaþus, -os	skakaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: skaka

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skaka, from Old Norse skaka (“to shake”), from Proto-Germanic *skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek- (“to shake, stir”). Cognate with Norwegian skake, Danish skage, Icelandic skaka, Low German schaken and English shake.

Pronunciation

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Verb

skaka (present skakar, preterite skakade, supine skakat, imperative skaka)

1. (transitive) to shake (physically or to disturb emotionally)
2. (intransitive) to shake, to tremble

Conjugation

Conjugation of skaka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skaka		skakas
Supine	skakat		skakats
Imperative	skaka		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skakar	skakade	skakas	skakades
Indicative plural1	skaka	skakade	skakas	skakades
Subjunctive2	skake	skakade	skakes	skakades
	Participles
Present participle	skakande
Past participle	skakad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• handskaka
• omskaka
• skakare
• skakning
• skaka hand
• skaka om / omskaka

Anagrams

• kakas