lykta

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Icelandic[edit]

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From lykt.

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lykta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lyktaði, supine lyktað)

  1. (intransitive) to smell

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Noun[edit]

lykta m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of lykt

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

lykta f

  1. definite singular of lykt

Swedish[edit]

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Noun[edit]

lykta c

  1. a lantern
  2. (chiefly in some compounds) an encased light (more generally, including electric ones)
    baklykta
    tail light
  3. bald face, a horse marking

Declension[edit]

Declension of lykta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lykta lyktan lyktor lyktorna
Genitive lyktas lyktans lyktors lyktornas

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lykta (present lyktar, preterite lyktade, supine lyktat, imperative lykta)

  1. (archaic) to end, to terminate
    • 1541, Gustav Vasa Bible, Matthew 7:28
      Och thet begaff sigh, när Jesus lychtadhe thetta talet, Wardt folcket förskreckt offuer hans lärdom
      (pre-1906 spelling) Och det begaf sig, när Jesus lyktade detta talet, vardt folket förskräckt öfver hans lärdom
      And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine
    • 1915, Dan Andersson, Svarta ballader, En spelmans jordafärd:
      [] Det är bara Olle spelman, susar tall och sjunger gran,
      han har lyktat sina hemlösa år. []
      [] 'Tis only Olle fiddler, rustles pine and sings spruce,
      he has ended his homeless years. []

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