svanka

Swedish

Etymology

svank (“lumbar curve”) +‎ -a

Verb

svanka (present svankar, preterite svankade, supine svankat, imperative svanka)

  1. to have (greater than usual) inward curvature of the lower back (as one's regular posture or more temporarily, whether pathological or not, of a human or animal)
  2. (figuratively) to sag (of for example a roof)

Conjugation

Conjugation of svanka (weak)
active passive
infinitive svanka svankas
supine svankat svankats
imperative svanka —
imper. plural1 svanken —
present past present past
indicative svankar svankade svankas svankades
ind. plural1 svanka svankade svankas svankades
subjunctive2 svanke svankade svankes svankades
present participle svankande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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