stuka

See also: Stuka, stúka, štuka, and šťuka

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German stūken. Cognate of German stauchen. Compare origin of stock, stöka.

Verb

stuka (present stukar, preterite stukade, supine stukat, imperative stuka)

1. to sprain (injure a body part through wrenching)

   Hon stukade foten

   She sprained her ankle

Usage notes

• Usually implies a more serious injury compared to vricka (“twist”).
• You idiomatically sprain your foot rather than your ankle (fotled) in Swedish, though "stuka handleden" (sprain one's wrist) appears to be more common than "stuka handen" (sprain one's hand).

Conjugation

Conjugation of stuka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	stuka		stukas
Supine	stukat		stukats
Imperative	stuka		—
Imper. plural1	stuken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	stukar	stukade	stukas	stukades
Ind. plural1	stuka	stukade	stukas	stukades
Subjunctive2	stuke	stukade	stukes	stukades
	Participles
Present participle	stukande
Past participle	stukad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• vricka (“twist”)

Noun

stuka c

1. a storage clamp (for temporary storage of root crops)
2. (agriculture, regional) a row of pairs of sheaves (bundles of stalks of grain)

Declension

Declension of stuka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stuka	stukan	stukor	stukorna
Genitive	stukas	stukans	stukors	stukornas

References

• stuka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stuka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stuka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• stuka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)