kicka

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English kick, originally as football/soccer slang, probably from Old Norse kikna (“to sink at the knees”), from Proto-Germanic *kaik-, *kaikaz (“bent backwards”).

Verb

kicka (present kickar, preterite kickade, supine kickat, imperative kicka)

1. (slang) to kick, to strike with the foot
2. (slang) to can (to fire or terminate an employee)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kicka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kicka		kickas
Supine	kickat		kickats
Imperative	kicka		—
Imper. plural1	kicken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kickar	kickade	kickas	kickades
Ind. plural1	kicka	kickade	kickas	kickades
Subjunctive2	kicke	kickade	kickes	kickades
	Participles
Present participle	kickande
Past participle	kickad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• kickare
• kickboxning
• kickning

Further reading

• kicka in Svensk ordbok.