dyka

See also: dýka

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German dūken *ducken, from Old Saxon *dūkan *dukkan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

dyka (present dyker, preterite dök, supine dykt, imperative dyk)

  1. to dive
    1. to swim under water
    2. to jump into the water head-first

Usage notes

  • While it is possible to find examples of passive voice (Där skreks och döks och svors det en lång vändning), its use is very uncommon.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dyka (class 2 strong)
active passive
infinitive dyka dykas
supine dykt dykts
imperative dyk —
imper. plural1 dyken —
present past present past
indicative dyker dök dyks, dykes döks
ind. plural1 dyka döko dykas dökos
subjunctive2 dyke döke dykes dökes
present participle dykande
past participle dykt

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

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