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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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”)