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
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	spricka	sprickan	sprickor	sprickorna
Genitive	sprickas	sprickans	sprickors	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	—	—
	Participles
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)

Anagrams

• prickas