skaka

See also: skáka and skåka

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse skaka (to shake), from Proto-Germanic *skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek- (to shake, stir). Compare Norwegian skake, Swedish skaka, Danish skage, Low German schaken, English shake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskaːka/
    Rhymes: -aːka

Verb

skaka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative skók, third-person plural past indicative skóku, supine skekið)

  1. to shake [with accusative]
    Synonym: hrista

Conjugation

skaka – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur skaka
supine sagnbót skekið
present participle
skakandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég skek skók skaki skæki
þú skekur skókst skakir skækir
hann, hún, það skekur skók skaki skæki
plural við skökum skókum skökum skækjum
þið skakið skókuð skakið skækjuð
þeir, þær, þau skaka skóku skaki skækju
imperative boðháttur
singular þú skak (þú), skaktu
plural þið skakið (þið), skakiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
skakast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur að skakast
supine sagnbót skekist
present participle
skakandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég skekst skókst skakist skækist
þú skekst skókst skakist skækist
hann, hún, það skekst skókst skakist skækist
plural við skökumst skókumst skökumst skækjumst
þið skakist skókust skakist skækjust
þeir, þær, þau skakast skókust skakist skækjust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú skakst (þú), skakstu
plural þið skakist (þið), skakisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
skekinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
skekinn skekin skekið skeknir skeknar skekin
accusative
(þolfall)
skekinn skekna skekið skekna skeknar skekin
dative
(þágufall)
skeknum skekinni skeknu skeknum skeknum skeknum
genitive
(eignarfall)
skekins skekinnar skekins skekinna skekinna skekinna
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
skekni skekna skekna skeknu skeknu skeknu
accusative
(þolfall)
skekna skeknu skekna skeknu skeknu skeknu
dative
(þágufall)
skekna skeknu skekna skeknu skeknu skeknu
genitive
(eignarfall)
skekna skeknu skekna skeknu skeknu skeknu

Derived terms

  • skaka strokk (to churn)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse skaka. Akin to English shake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²skɑːkɑ/

Verb

skaka (present tense skakar or skjek, past tense skaka or skok, supine skaka or skjeke, past participle skaka or skjeken, present participle skakande, imperative skak)

  1. to shake
    • 1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860:
      [] og so naar Krøningi var fullførd baadi til Kongen og Dronningi høyra Kanonurne skaka Kyrkja [] .
      [] and then, when the coronation of both the King and Queen was finished, to hear the cannon shake the church []
  2. to frighten, upset

References

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

Verb

skaka (singular past indicative skók, plural past indicative skóku, past participle skekinn)

  1. to shake

Conjugation

Conjugation of skaka — active (strong class 6)
infinitive skaka
present participle skakandi
past participle skekinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular skek skók skaka skǿka
2nd person singular skekr skókt skakir skǿkir
3rd person singular skekr skók skaki skǿki
1st person plural skǫkum skókum skakim skǿkim
2nd person plural skakið skókuð skakið skǿkið
3rd person plural skaka skóku skaki skǿki
imperative present
2nd person singular skak
1st person plural skǫkum
2nd person plural skakið
Conjugation of skaka — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive skakask
present participle skakandisk
past participle skekizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular skǫkumk skókumk skǫkumk skǿkumk
2nd person singular skeksk skókzk skakisk skǿkisk
3rd person singular skeksk skóksk skakisk skǿkisk
1st person plural skǫkumsk skókumsk skakimsk skǿkimsk
2nd person plural skakizk skókuzk skakizk skǿkizk
3rd person plural skakask skókusk skakisk skǿkisk
imperative present
2nd person singular skaksk
1st person plural skǫkumsk
2nd person plural skakizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: skaka
  • Faroese: skaka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skaka; (dialectal) skåkå, skøkø, skæka, skjeka
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skake
  • Old Swedish: skaka
  • Danish: skage

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “skaka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse skaka, from Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

Verb

skaka

  1. to shake
  2. to swing

Conjugation

Conjugation of skaka (weak)
present past
infinitive skaka
participle skakandi, -e skakaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skakar skaki, -e skakaþi, -e skakaþi, -e
þū skakar skaki, -e skaka skakaþi, -e skakaþi, -e
han skakar skaki, -e skakaþi, -e skakaþi, -e
vīr skakum, -om skakum, -om skakum, -om skakaþum, -om skakaþum, -om
īr skakin skakin skakin skakaþin skakaþin
þēr skaka skakin skakaþu, -o skakaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk skakas skakis, -es skakaþis, -es skakaþis, -es
þū skakas skakis, -es skakaþis, -es skakaþis, -es
han skakas skakis, -es skakaþis, -es skakaþis, -es
vīr skakums, -oms skakums, -oms skakaþums, -oms skakaþums, -oms
īr skakins skakins skakaþins skakaþins
þēr skakas skakins skakaþus, -os skakaþins

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish skaka, from Old Norse skaka (to shake), from Proto-Germanic *skakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kek- (to shake, stir). Cognate with Norwegian skake, Danish skage, Icelandic skaka, Low German schaken and English shake.

Pronunciation

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Verb

skaka (present skakar, preterite skakade, supine skakat, imperative skaka)

  1. (transitive) to shake (physically or to disturb emotionally)
  2. (intransitive) to shake, to tremble

Conjugation

Conjugation of skaka (weak)
active passive
infinitive skaka skakas
supine skakat skakats
imperative skaka
imper. plural1 skaken
present past present past
indicative skakar skakade skakas skakades
ind. plural1 skaka skakade skakas skakades
subjunctive2 skake skakade skakes skakades
present participle skakande
past participle skakad

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

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