flacka

See also: fläcka

Swedish

Etymology 1

Cognate of Icelandic flakka, Norwegian Nynorsk flakke. Likely related to Ancient Greek πληγή (plēgḗ), Latin plaga. Compare origin of flaxa, fläkta, flagg. See also Gothic 𐍆𐌻𐍉𐌺𐌰𐌽 (flōkan).

Verb

flacka (present flackar, preterite flackade, supine flackat, imperative flacka)

1. (often with a particle like runt (“around”) or omkring (“around”)) to rove (move aimlessly from place to place)
2. (in the present participle "flackande") roving (often of a gaze)

   en flackande blick

   roving eyes

Conjugation

Conjugation of flacka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	flacka		flackas
Supine	flackat		flackats
Imperative	flacka		—
Imper. plural1	flacken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	flackar	flackade	flackas	flackades
Ind. plural1	flacka	flackade	flackas	flackades
Subjunctive2	flacke	flackade	flackes	flackades
	Participles
Present participle	flackande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• kringflackande (“roving”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

flacka

1. inflection of flack:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

References

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