betäcka
See also: betacka
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish bethækkia, from Middle Low German bedecken, from Old Saxon *bithekkian, from Proto-West Germanic *biþakkjan, equivalent to be- + täcka.
Verb
[edit]betäcka (present betäcker, preterite betäckte, supine betäckt, imperative betäck)
- (of animals) cover, impregnate
- Synonym: (mate, of a quadruped) bestiga
- Hingsten har betäckt fyra ston
- The stallion has covered four mares
- (dated) cover with cloth etc
- (dated) give cover
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of betäcka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | betäcka | betäckas | ||
| Supine | betäckt | betäckts | ||
| Imperative | betäck | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | betäcken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | betäcker | betäckte | betäcks, betäckes | betäcktes |
| Ind. plural1 | betäcka | betäckte | betäckas | betäcktes |
| Subjunctive2 | betäcke | betäckte | betäckes | betäcktes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | betäckande | |||
| Past participle | betäckt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||