vanka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From vàni.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋâːnka/
  • Hyphenation: van‧ka

Adverb

vȃnka (Cyrillic spelling ва̑нка)

  1. (regional) alternative form of vàni

References

  • “vanka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish vanka, probably borrowed from Middle Low German wanken, from Old Saxon wankon, from Proto-West Germanic *wankōn, from Proto-Germanic *wankōną, cognate with Danish vanke and Old Norse vakka.

Verb

vanka (present vankar, preterite vankade, supine vankat, imperative vanka)

  1. to stroll, to wander, to walk without hurry
    där farbror polisen med händer på ryggen sakta vankar gatan fram och lyfter på hatten åt medborgarna.
    where the old constable with his hands at his back slowly strolls along the street and tips his hat at the gentry.
    han vankar av och an.
    he strolls to and fro
    Onsdag går jag ut och vankar. Torsdag sitter jag i tankar.
    On Wednesday I go for a stroll. On Thursday I sit in thoughts. (nursery rhyme, song lyrics)
  2. (passive voice) to expect food or some event
    Det vankas vickning fram på småtimmarna.
    We're expecting some light food in the wee hours.
    När det vankades Bernadotte-jubileum var det varken kungen eller drottningen som stod i centrum.
    When the Bernadotte jubilee was forthcoming, neither the King nor the Queen were the centre of attention.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vanka (weak)
active passive
infinitive vanka vankas
supine vankat vankats
imperative vanka —
imper. plural1 vanken —
present past present past
indicative vankar vankade vankas vankades
ind. plural1 vanka vankade vankas vankades
subjunctive2 vanke vankade vankes vankades
present participle vankande
past participle vankad

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

References

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