dyka

See also: dýka

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German dūken *ducken, from Old Saxon *dūkan *dukkan, from Proto-West Germanic *dūkan.

Pronunciation

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Verb

dyka (present dyker, preterite dök, supine dykt, imperative dyk)

1. to dive
   1. to swim under water
   2. to jump into the water head-first

Usage notes

• While it is possible to find examples of passive voice (Där skreks och döks och svors det en lång vändning), its use is very uncommon.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dyka (class 2 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	dyka		dykas
supine	dykt		dykts
imperative	dyk		—
imper. plural1	dyken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	dyker	dök	dyks, dykes	döks
ind. plural1	dyka	döko	dykas	dökos
subjunctive2	dyke	döke	dykes	dökes
present participle		dykande
past participle		dykt

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

See also

• dyka upp
• dykare
• dyk
• dykning

Further reading

• “dyka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)