gäcka
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Old Swedish gäkka, from Middle Low German gecken and geck.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -²ɛka
Verb
[edit]gäcka (present gäckar, preterite gäckade, supine gäckat, imperative gäcka)
- to mock
- to elude, to frustrate (as if figuratively mocking efforts or the like)
- Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 2
- Om män ni vore och med manligt hjerta, Ni gäckade ej så en qvinnas smärta,
- If you are men, as men you are in show, You would not vse a gentle Lady so;
- Om män ni vore och med manligt hjerta, Ni gäckade ej så en qvinnas smärta,
- Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III, Scene 2
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of gäcka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gäcka | gäckas | ||
| Supine | gäckat | gäckats | ||
| Imperative | gäcka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gäcken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gäckar | gäckade | gäckas | gäckades |
| Ind. plural1 | gäcka | gäckade | gäckas | gäckades |
| Subjunctive2 | gäcke | gäckade | gäckes | gäckades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gäckande | |||
| Past participle | gäckad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- gäcka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gäcka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gäcka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gäcka, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1964)