flaxa
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Likely a variant of flacka. Compare fläkta.
Verb[edit]
flaxa (present flaxar, preterite flaxade, supine flaxat, imperative flaxa)
- to flap, to beat (wings or arms)
- Kråkan flaxade med vingarna ― The crow was flapping its wings
- to flap (of cloth and the like)
- Flaggorna flaxade i den hårda vinden ― The flags flapped in the strong wind
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of flaxa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | flaxa | flaxas | ||
Supine | flaxat | flaxats | ||
Imperative | flaxa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | flaxen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | flaxar | flaxade | flaxas | flaxades |
Ind. plural1 | flaxa | flaxade | flaxas | flaxades |
Subjunctive2 | flaxe | flaxade | flaxes | flaxades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | flaxande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- flaxa in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- flaxa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)