bäckna
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Tavringer Romani bickna, bäckna (“to sell”), from Romani bikinel (“to sell”). Related to Sanskrit विक्रीणाति (vikrīṇāti, “to sell”) and Pali vikkiṇāti (“he sells”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²bɛkna/
- Rhymes: -²ɛkna
Verb
bäckna (present bäcknar, preterite bäcknade, supine bäcknat, imperative bäckna)
- (slang) to sell (usually drugs or stolen goods)
Conjugation
Conjugation of bäckna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | bäckna | bäcknas | ||
| Supine | bäcknat | bäcknats | ||
| Imperative | bäckna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | bäcknen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | bäcknar | bäcknade | bäcknas | bäcknades |
| Ind. plural1 | bäckna | bäcknade | bäcknas | bäcknades |
| Subjunctive2 | bäckne | bäcknade | bäcknes | bäcknades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | bäcknande | |||
| Past participle | bäcknad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- Gerd Carling (2005), “bäckna”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 76
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