skranka

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German schranke (“barrier; bar”). Cognate of German Schranke (“barrier; limit”).

Noun

skranka c

1. barrier, limit

Usage notes

Mostly used in the plural.

Declension

Declension of skranka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	skranka	skrankan	skrankor	skrankorna
Genitive	skrankas	skrankans	skrankors	skrankornas

Related terms

• skrank
• skränka
• inskränka

Verb

skranka (present skrankar, preterite skrankade, supine skrankat, imperative skranka)

1. divide, cordon off

Conjugation

Conjugation of skranka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	skranka		skrankas
Supine	skrankat		skrankats
Imperative	skranka		—
Imper. plural1	skranken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	skrankar	skrankade	skrankas	skrankades
Ind. plural1	skranka	skrankade	skrankas	skrankades
Subjunctive2	skranke	skrankade	skrankes	skrankades
	Participles
Present participle	skrankande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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