skranka
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German schranke (“barrier; bar”). Cognate of German Schranke (“barrier; limit”).
Noun
skranka c
- barrier, limit
Usage notes
Mostly used in the plural.
Declension
| Declension of skranka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skranka | skrankan | skrankor | skrankorna |
| Genitive | skrankas | skrankans | skrankors | skrankornas |
Related terms
- skrank
- skränka
- inskränka
Verb
skranka (present skrankar, preterite skrankade, supine skrankat, imperative skranka)
- divide, cordon off
Conjugation
Conjugation of skranka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skranka | skrankas | ||
| Supine | skrankat | skrankats | ||
| Imperative | skranka | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skrankar | skrankade | skrankas | skrankades |
| Indicative plural1 | skranka | skrankade | skrankas | skrankades |
| Subjunctive2 | skranke | skrankade | skrankes | skrankades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skrankande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- skranka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skranka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skranka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skranka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)