laka ur

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

lake (“brine”) +‎ -a +‎ ur (“out”)

Verb

laka ur (present lakar ur, preterite lakade ur, supine lakat ur, imperative laka ur)

soak, extract, leach (to remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid (often water))
Synonym: (with water) vattna ur

laka ur sill
soak herring (to leach out salt)
(figurative) drain, exhaust, wear out

Conjugation

Conjugation of laka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	laka ur		lakas ur
Supine	lakat ur		lakats ur
Imperative	laka ur		—
Imper. plural¹	laken ur		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lakar ur	lakade ur	lakas ur	lakades ur
Ind. plural¹	laka ur	lakade ur	lakas ur	lakades ur
Subjunctive²	lake ur	lakade ur	lakes ur	lakades ur
	Participles
Present participle	urlakande
Past participle	urlakad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

urlakning

References