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
	Participles
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.