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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish vika, from Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (to bend, wind, turn, yield).

Noun

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vecka c

  1. a week, a period of 7 days
    Det går sju dagar på en vecka.
    There are seven days in a week.
  2. a numbered period, ranging from 1 to 52 or 53, containing seven days beginning with Monday and ending with Sunday
    Synonym: v.
    Hypernym: datum
    Vattnet kommer tillfälligt stängas av på torsdag vecka 35 pga underhållsarbete.
    The water supply will be temporarily turned off on Thursday week 35 due to maintenance.
Usage notes
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  • Compounds are formed with vecko-, an archaic genitive.
Declension
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Etymology 2

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veck (more or less sharp fold; fold, crease, pleat, etc.) +‎ -a

Verb

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vecka (present veckar, preterite veckade, supine veckat, imperative vecka)

  1. to make more or less sharp folds (veck) (in something soft, like fabric, paper, or skin, deliberately or inadvertently); to fold, to crease, to pleat, etc.
    veckat tyg
    pleated fabric [can also be expressed as "plisserat tyg"]
Conjugation
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