ticka

Swedish

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

ticka (present tickar, preterite tickade, supine tickat, imperative ticka)

1. tick (sound like a clock)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ticka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	ticka		tickas
supine	tickat		tickats
imperative	ticka		—
imper. plural1	ticken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tickar	tickade	tickas	tickades
ind. plural1	ticka	tickade	tickas	tickades
subjunctive2	ticke	tickade	tickes	tickades
present participle		tickande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• tickning

Related terms

• tick

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

ticka c

1. bracket fungus

Declension

Declension of ticka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ticka	tickas
	definite	tickan	tickans
plural	indefinite	tickor	tickors
	definite	tickorna	tickornas

Derived terms

• fnöskticka
• fårticka
• svavelticka
• tallticka

Further reading

• ticka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• ticka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)