vanka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From vàni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋâːnka/
• Hyphenation: van‧ka

Adverb

vȃnka (Cyrillic spelling ва̑нка)

1. (regional) alternative form of vàni

References

• “vanka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vanka, probably borrowed from Middle Low German wanken, from Old Saxon wankon, from Proto-West Germanic *wankōn, from Proto-Germanic *wankōną, cognate with Danish vanke and Old Norse vakka.

Verb

vanka (present vankar, preterite vankade, supine vankat, imperative vanka)

1. to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry

   där farbror polisen med händer på ryggen sakta vankar gatan fram och lyfter på hatten åt medborgarna.

   where the old constable with his hands at his back slowly strolls along the street and tips his hat at the gentry.

   han vankar av och an.

   he strolls to and fro

   Onsdag går jag ut och vankar. Torsdag sitter jag i tankar.

   On Wednesday I go for a stroll. On Thursday I sit in thoughts. (nursery rhyme, song lyrics)

2. (passive voice) to expect food or some event

   Det vankas vickning fram på småtimmarna.

   We're expecting some light food in the wee hours.

   När det vankades Bernadotte-jubileum var det varken kungen eller drottningen som stod i centrum.

   When the Bernadotte jubilee was forthcoming, neither the King nor the Queen were the centre of attention.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vanka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	vanka		vankas
supine	vankat		vankats
imperative	vanka		—
imper. plural1	vanken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	vankar	vankade	vankas	vankades
ind. plural1	vanka	vankade	vankas	vankades
subjunctive2	vanke	vankade	vankes	vankades
present participle		vankande
past participle		vankad

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

References

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

Anagrams

• vakan, vakna