vecka
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish vika, from Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).
Noun
vecka c
- a week, a period of 7 days
- Det går sju dagar på en vecka.
- There are seven days in a week.
Usage notes
- Compounds are formed with vecko-, an archaic genitive.
Declension
Declension of vecka | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vecka | veckan | veckor | veckorna |
Genitive | veckas | veckans | veckors | veckornas |
Related terms
- arbetsvecka
- femdagarsvecka
- politikervecka
- påskvecka
- sportlovsvecka
- 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
From the noun veck (“fold, crease”)
Verb
vecka
- to create a row or sequence of folds
Conjugation
Conjugation of vecka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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. |
See also
References
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