flacka
See also: fläcka
Swedish
Etymology 1
Cognate of Icelandic flakka, Norwegian Nynorsk flakke. Likely related to Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ), Latin plaga. Compare origin of flaxa, fläkta, flagg. See also Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌺𐌰𐌽 (flōkan).
Verb
flacka (present flackar, preterite flackade, supine flackat, imperative flacka)
- (often with a particle like runt (“around”) or omkring (“around”)) to rove (move aimlessly from place to place)
- (in the present participle "flackande") roving (often of a gaze)
- en flackande blick
- roving eyes
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | flacka | flackas | ||
| supine | flackat | flackats | ||
| imperative | flacka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | flacken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | flackar | flackade | flackas | flackades |
| ind. plural1 | flacka | flackade | flackas | flackades |
| subjunctive2 | flacke | flackade | flackes | flackades |
| present participle | flackande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- kringflackande (“roving”)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
flacka
- inflection of flack:
- definite singular
- plural
References
- “flacka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “flacka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “flacka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- flacka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)