spraka
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Old Saxon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-West Germanic *sprāku (“speech, speaking, language”).
Noun
[edit]sprāka f
Declension
[edit]Declension of sprāka (feminine a-stem)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sprāka | sprāka |
accusative | sprāka | sprāka |
genitive | sprākō | sprākanō |
dative | sprāku | sprākum |
instrumental | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Middle Low German: sprâke
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]spraka (present sprakar, preterite sprakade, supine sprakat, imperative spraka)
- to crackle (often while emitting sparks), to sparkle
- sprakande eld
- crackling fire
- Det sprakade om väguttaget
- There were crackling noises coming from the wall socket
- sprak i högtalaren
- crackling noises from the loudspeaker
- to be vibrant; to sparkle
- sprakande färger
- vibrant (sparkling) colors
- Det sprakade om föreställningen
- The show was sparkling with energy
Usage notes
[edit]Used of for example fire, electric discharges, and poorly functioning loudspeakers. Associated both with the sound and with any associated sparks, and by extension with vibrant things.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of spraka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | spraka | sprakas | ||
Supine | sprakat | sprakats | ||
Imperative | spraka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | spraken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | sprakar | sprakade | sprakas | sprakades |
Ind. plural1 | spraka | sprakade | sprakas | sprakades |
Subjunctive2 | sprake | sprakade | sprakes | sprakades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | sprakande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also
[edit]- gnistra (“sparkle”)