stuka
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German stūken. Cognate of German stauchen. Compare origin of stock, stöka.
Verb
stuka (present stukar, preterite stukade, supine stukat, imperative stuka)
- to sprain (injure a body part through wrenching)
- Hon stukade foten
- She sprained her ankle
Usage notes
- Usually implies a more serious injury compared to vricka (“twist”).
- You idiomatically sprain your foot rather than your ankle (fotled) in Swedish, though "stuka handleden" (sprain one's wrist) appears to be more common than "stuka handen" (sprain one's hand).
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | stuka | stukas | ||
| supine | stukat | stukats | ||
| imperative | stuka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | stuken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | stukar | stukade | stukas | stukades |
| ind. plural1 | stuka | stukade | stukas | stukades |
| subjunctive2 | stuke | stukade | stukes | stukades |
| present participle | stukande | |||
| past participle | stukad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
- vricka (“twist”)
Noun
stuka c
- a storage clamp (for temporary storage of root crops)
- (agriculture, regional) a row of pairs of sheaves (bundles of stalks of grain)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stuka | stukas |
| definite | stukan | stukans | |
| plural | indefinite | stukor | stukors |
| definite | stukorna | stukornas |
References
- stuka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stuka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stuka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stuka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)