nucka
Swedish
Etymology 1
Compare Old Swedish nokkakona, nickname for a tax-avoiding woman. Likely related to Old Norse hnúka. If so, originally with reference to being "bent" due to old age.
Noun
nucka c
- (colloquial, derogatory) spinster, old maid
Declension
| Declension of nucka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | nucka | nuckan | nuckor | nuckorna |
| Genitive | nuckas | nuckans | nuckors | nuckornas |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Finnish nukkua or nuokahtaa.
Verb
nucka (present nuckar, preterite nuckade, supine nuckat, imperative nucka)
- (colloquial, Finland) doze off, nod off
Usage notes
Normally with preposition till.
Conjugation
Conjugation of nucka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | nucka | — | ||
| Supine | nuckat | — | ||
| Imperative | nucka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | nucken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | nuckar | nuckade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | nucka | nuckade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | nucke | nuckade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | nuckande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- nucka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- nucka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- nucka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)