bräka
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably of imitative origin, similar to Danish bræge and Norwegian Nynorsk breka.
Verb
[edit]bräka (present bräker, preterite bräkte, supine bräkt, imperative bräk)
- to bleat (cry, of a sheep or goat)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bräka | bräkas | ||
| supine | bräkt | bräkts | ||
| imperative | bräk | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bräken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bräker | bräkte | bräks, bräkes | bräktes |
| ind. plural1 | bräka | bräkte | bräkas | bräktes |
| subjunctive2 | bräke | bräkte | bräkes | bräktes |
| present participle | bräkande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “bräka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “bräka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “bräka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)