spricka

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish springa, from Old Norse springa, from Proto-Germanic *springaną.

Pronunciation

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Noun

spricka c

1. a crack, a fracture; a thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material
2. (geology) a fault or crack in a rock

Declension

Declension of spricka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	spricka	sprickas
	definite	sprickan	sprickans
plural	indefinite	sprickor	sprickors
	definite	sprickorna	sprickornas

Verb

spricka (present spricker, preterite sprack, supine spruckit, imperative sprick)

1. (intransitive) to crack, to fracture, to split; to break apart under pressure
2. (intransitive) to burst; to break from internal pressure.

Conjugation

Conjugation of spricka (class 3 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	spricka		—
supine	spruckit		—
imperative	sprick		—
imper. plural1	spricken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	spricker	sprack	—	—
ind. plural1	spricka	sprucko	—	—
subjunctive2	spricke	sprucke	—	—
present participle		sprickande
past participle		sprucken

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

Related terms

• sprickfärdig
• spräcka

See also

• springa

References

• spricka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• spricka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• spricka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• spricka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• prickas