kräkas

See also: kråkas

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kräkias, from Old Norse kræghe, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną (“to crack, crackle, shriek”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to resound, cry hoarsely”). Cognate with Scots crak (“to crack”), West Frisian kreakje (“to crack”), Dutch kraken (“to crunch, creak, squeak”), Low German kraken (“to crack”), German krachen (“to crash, crack, creak”), Lithuanian gìrgžděti (“to creak, squeak”), Old Armenian կարկաչ (karkačʿ), Sanskrit गर्जति (gárjati, “to roar, hum”).

Or from Proto-Indo-European *gerg-, *grā- (“to crow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to make a sound, cry hoarsely”) ultimately of onomatopeic origin. Cognate with Lithuanian girgždėti (“to creak, squeak”).

Verb

kräkas

to throw up, to vomit.
Det är lätt at förstå varför man vill kräkas.
It is easy to understand why you wan to vomit.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kräka (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	—	kräkas
Present tense	—	kräks , kräkes
Past tense	—	kräktes
Supine	—	kräkts
Imperative	—	—
Present participle	kräkande
Past participle	kräkt

Synonyms

kasta upp
spy
vomera

Derived terms

kräkare
kräkfärdig
kräkmedel
kräkning