betäcka

See also: betacka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bethækkia, from Middle Low German bedecken, from Old Saxon *bithekkian, from Proto-West Germanic *biþakkjan, equivalent to be- +‎ täcka.

Verb

betäcka (present betäcker, preterite betäckte, supine betäckt, imperative betäck)

  1. (of animals) cover, impregnate
    Synonym: (mate, of a quadruped) bestiga
    Hingsten har betäckt fyra ston
    The stallion has covered four mares
  2. (dated) cover with cloth etc
  3. (dated) give cover

Conjugation

Conjugation of betäcka (weak)
active passive
infinitive betäcka betäckas
supine betäckt betäckts
imperative betäck —
imper. plural1 betäcken —
present past present past
indicative betäcker betäckte betäcks, betäckes betäcktes
ind. plural1 betäcka betäckte betäckas betäcktes
subjunctive2 betäcke betäckte betäckes betäcktes
present participle betäckande
past participle betäckt

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

Derived terms

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References

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