vanka
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From vàni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋâːnka/
- Hyphenation: van‧ka
References
- “vanka” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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)
- 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)
- (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 |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vankande | |||
| Past participle | vankad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
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