picka

See also: pička

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish pikka, from Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *pikkōną. Compare English pick.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²pɪka/, [²pʰɪkːa]
  • Rhymes: -²ɪka

Verb

picka (present pickar, preterite pickade, supine pickat, imperative picka)

  1. To pick up with the beak (of a bird); to peck.

Conjugation
Conjugation of picka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive picka pickas
Supine pickat pickats
Imperative picka —
Imper. plural1 picken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative pickar pickade pickas pickades
Ind. plural1 picka pickade pickas pickades
Subjunctive2 picke pickade pickes pickades
Participles
Present participle pickande
Past participle pickad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Noun

picka c

  1. (colloquial) a pistol (gun)
    Synonyms: (colloquial) pickadoll, (colloquial) puffra, pistol

Declension
Declension of picka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative picka pickan pickor pickorna
Genitive pickas pickans pickors pickornas

References
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