veckla
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from wickel, likely variant of wickelīn, from Old High German wichili, from wicha (“wick”). Cognate of Danish vikle.
Pronunciation
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Verb
veckla (present vecklar, preterite vecklade, supine vecklat, imperative veckla)
- to fold
- veckla upp en karta ― unfold a map
- veckla ihop en karta ― fold a map
- Fallskärmen vecklade ut sig ― The parachute opened (unfolded itself)
Usage notes
Bit more loose- and unwieldy-sounding compared to vika. "Crease"/"uncrease" might provide intuition.
Conjugation
Conjugation of veckla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | veckla | vecklas | ||
| Supine | vecklat | vecklats | ||
| Imperative | veckla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vecklen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vecklar | vecklade | vecklas | vecklades |
| Ind. plural1 | veckla | vecklade | vecklas | vecklades |
| Subjunctive2 | veckle | vecklade | veckles | vecklades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vecklande | |||
| Past participle | vecklad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- veckla in (“wrap up (in something loose)”)
- veckla ihop
- veckla upp
- veckla ut
- veckla ut sig
See also
- veck (“crease”)
References
- veckla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- veckla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- veckla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- veckla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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