smiska

Swedish

Etymology

Likely onomatopoeic.

Verb

smiska (present smiskar, preterite smiskade, supine smiskat, imperative smiska)

1. to spank (on the buttocks)

Usage notes

Sometimes and especially historically also used more generally for hitting in the context of corporal punishment of children ("smisk på fingrarna" = "getting hit on the fingers"). The sense has shifted more purely towards spanking with all forms of corporal punishment of children being outlawed since 1979.

Conjugation

Conjugation of smiska (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	smiska		smiskas
Supine	smiskat		smiskats
Imperative	smiska		—
Imper. plural1	smisken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	smiskar	smiskade	smiskas	smiskades
Ind. plural1	smiska	smiskade	smiskas	smiskades
Subjunctive2	smiske	smiskade	smiskes	smiskades
	Participles
Present participle	smiskande
Past participle	smiskad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• smisk (“spanking”)

See also

• aga (“corporal punishment (of children)”)

References

• smiska in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• smiska in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)