plocka

See also: płocka and płocką

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish plokka, plukka, from Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *plukkōną. Compare English pluck.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²plɔka/, [²pl̪ɔkːa]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -²ɔka

Verb

plocka (present plockar, preterite plockade, supine plockat, imperative plocka)

1. to pick

   plocka blommor

   pick flowers

   plocka isär

   take apart, disassemble, dismantle

   plocka upp något från golvet

   pick something up from the floor

2. to pluck (remove feathers from a chicken)

Conjugation

Conjugation of plocka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	plocka		plockas
supine	plockat		plockats
imperative	plocka		—
imper. plural1	plocken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	plockar	plockade	plockas	plockades
ind. plural1	plocka	plockade	plockas	plockades
subjunctive2	plocke	plockade	plockes	plockades
present participle		plockande
past participle		plockad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• plock
• plocka upp
• plockning
• upplocka

References

• “plocka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “plocka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “plocka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• polack