vicka
Swedish
Etymology 1
Since 1689 from the dialectal word vicka (“yield; bend sideways; run in a waddling fashion”). Most likely related to veck (“a fold; a crease”) and vika (“to fold”).
Conjugation
Conjugation of vicka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vicka | — | ||
| Supine | vickat | — | ||
| Imperative | vicka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vicken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vickar | vickade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | vicka | vickade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | vicke | vickade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vickande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Clipping of vikariera.
Verb
vicka (present vickar, preterite vickade, supine vickat, imperative vicka)
- (colloquial) act as substitute, stand in, temporarily fill the position of
- Hon vickade som lärare förra året.
- She stood in as a teacher last year.
Conjugation
Conjugation of vicka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vicka | — | ||
| Supine | vickat | — | ||
| Imperative | vicka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vicken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vickar | vickade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | vicka | vickade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | vicke | vickade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vickande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
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