mucka

See also: Mučka and mućka

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

muka +‎ -ka

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmutska]

Noun

mucka f

  1. diminutive of muka

Declension

Swedish

Etymology 1

Probably from Middle Low German mucken (to grouse, to grumble), of onomatopoeic origin.

Verb

mucka (present muckar, preterite muckade, supine muckat, imperative mucka)

  1. to object, to protest
  2. to provoke somebody into starting a fight
Conjugation
Conjugation of mucka (weak)
active passive
infinitive mucka muckas
supine muckat muckats
imperative mucka
imper. plural1 mucken
present past present past
indicative muckar muckade muckas muckades
ind. plural1 mucka muckade muckas muckades
subjunctive2 mucke muckade muckes muckades
present participle muckande
past participle muckad

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Tavringer Romani mucka (to release, be released), from Tavringer Romani muck (free), from Romani muk- (to let, to release, to leave). Related to Sanskrit मुञ्चति (muñcati, to release, to free, to let go).

Verb

mucka (present muckar, preterite muckade, supine muckat, imperative mucka)

  1. (colloquial) to finish one’s time in military training; to be relieved from a time in conscription
  2. (colloquial) to be released from prison
Conjugation
Conjugation of mucka (weak)
active passive
infinitive mucka
supine muckat
imperative mucka
imper. plural1 mucken
present past present past
indicative muckar muckade
ind. plural1 mucka muckade
subjunctive2 mucke muckade
present participle muckande
past participle

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

References

  • mucka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • Gerd Carling (2005) “mucka”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 92