smiska

Swedish

Etymology

Likely onomatopoeic.

Verb

smiska (present smiskar, preterite smiskade, supine smiskat, imperative smiska)

  1. to spank (on the buttocks)

Usage notes

Sometimes and especially historically also used more generally for hitting in the context of corporal punishment of children ("smisk på fingrarna" = "getting hit on the fingers"). The sense has shifted more purely towards spanking with all forms of corporal punishment of children being outlawed since 1979.

Conjugation

Conjugation of smiska (weak)
active passive
infinitive smiska smiskas
supine smiskat smiskats
imperative smiska —
imper. plural1 smisken —
present past present past
indicative smiskar smiskade smiskas smiskades
ind. plural1 smiska smiskade smiskas smiskades
subjunctive2 smiske smiskade smiskes smiskades
present participle smiskande
past participle smiskad

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

See also

  • aga (“corporal punishment (of children)”)

References

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