vecka
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Swedish vika, from Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).
Noun
[edit]vecka c
- a week, a period of 7 days
- Det går sju dagar på en vecka.
- There are seven days in a week.
- a numbered period, ranging from 1 to 52 or 53, containing seven days beginning with Monday and ending with Sunday
Usage notes
[edit]- Compounds are formed with vecko-, an archaic genitive.
Declension
[edit]Declension of vecka
Related terms
[edit]- arbetsvecka
- dymmelveckan
- femdagarsvecka
- oxvecka
- passionsveckan
- politikervecka
- påskvecka
- sportlovsvecka
- stilla veckan
- veckoarbetstid
- veckoberedning
- veckobilaga
- veckobiljett
- veckoblad
- veckobrev
- veckodag
- veckogammal
- veckohandla
- veckohelg
- veckohögtid
- veckolig
- veckolång
- veckolön
- veckomagasin
- veckonummer
- veckopendla
- veckopendling
- veckopeng
- veckopress
- veckoschema
- veckoskifte
- veckoslut
- veckotal
- veckotidning
- veckotimma
- veckotimme
- veckoupplaga
- veckovill
- veckovis
- veckoöversikt
Etymology 2
[edit]veck (“more or less sharp fold; fold, crease, pleat, etc.”) + -a
Verb
[edit]vecka (present veckar, preterite veckade, supine veckat, imperative vecka)
- to make more or less sharp folds (veck) (in something soft, like fabric, paper, or skin, deliberately or inadvertently); to fold, to crease, to pleat, etc.
- veckat tyg
- pleated fabric [can also be expressed as "plisserat tyg"]
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vecka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | vecka | veckas | ||
Supine | veckat | veckats | ||
Imperative | vecka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vecken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | veckar | veckade | veckas | veckades |
Ind. plural1 | vecka | veckade | veckas | veckades |
Subjunctive2 | vecke | veckade | veckes | veckades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | veckande | |||
Past participle | veckad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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