svalka
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom sval with k as in halka and torka.
Noun
editsvalka c
- (refreshing or soothing) coolness (coldness)
- De sökte svalka under ett träd
- They sought coolness beneath a tree (went under a tree to escape the heat)
Declension
edit| Declension of svalka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | svalka | svalkan | — | — |
| Genitive | svalkas | svalkans | — | — |
Verb
editsvalka (present svalkar, preterite svalkade, supine svalkat, imperative svalka)
- to cool (refresh or soothe by being cooling)
- De svalkade sig med kall apelsinjuice
- They refreshed (cooled) themselves with cold orange juice
Conjugation
editConjugation of svalka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svalka | svalkas | ||
| Supine | svalkat | svalkats | ||
| Imperative | svalka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | svalken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svalkar | svalkade | svalkas | svalkades |
| Ind. plural1 | svalka | svalkade | svalkas | svalkades |
| Subjunctive2 | svalke | svalkade | svalkes | svalkades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svalkande | |||
| Past participle | svalkad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
edit- svalkande (“cooling (in a refreshing or soothing way)”)
References
edit- svalka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svalka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svalka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- svalka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)