spraka
Old Saxon edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *sprāku (“speech, speaking, language”).
Noun edit
sprāka f
Declension edit
Declension of sprāka (feminine a-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sprāka | sprāka |
| accusative | sprāka | sprāka |
| genitive | sprākō | sprākanō |
| dative | sprāku | sprākum |
| instrumental | — | — |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
spraka (present sprakar, preterite sprakade, supine sprakat, imperative spraka)
- to crackle (often while emitting sparks), to sparkle
- sprakande eld
- crackling fire
- Det sprakade om väguttaget
- There were crackling noises coming from the wall socket
- sprak i högtalaren
- crackling noises from the loudspeaker
- to be vibrant; to sparkle
- sprakande färger
- vibrant (sparkling) colors
- Det sprakade om föreställningen
- The show was sparkling with energy
Usage notes edit
Used of for example fire, electric discharges, and poorly functioning loudspeakers. Associated both with the sound and with any associated sparks, and by extension with vibrant things.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of spraka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | spraka | sprakas | ||
| Supine | sprakat | sprakats | ||
| Imperative | spraka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | spraken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sprakar | sprakade | sprakas | sprakades |
| Ind. plural1 | spraka | sprakade | sprakas | sprakades |
| Subjunctive2 | sprake | sprakade | sprakes | sprakades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sprakande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also edit
- gnistra (“sparkle”)