ynka

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish enka. Compare enkom (“solely”), Old Danish ønke, Danish ynke.

Adjective

ynka (not comparable)

  1. (informal) pitiful (very small amount)

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish ynka, from Old Norse aumka. Doublet of ömka.

Verb

ynka (present ynkar, preterite ynkade, supine ynkat, imperative ynka)

  1. (rare) sympathise, pity
    • 1954 October 3, H.N., “Topsy blir utklädd”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎, page 24:
      Ju mer vi ynkade henne, ju sämre kände hon sig.
      The more we pitied her, the worse she felt.
  2. (rare, reflexive) whine
Conjugation
Conjugation of ynka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ynka ynkas
Supine ynkat ynkats
Imperative ynka —
Imper. plural1 ynken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ynkar ynkade ynkas ynkades
Ind. plural1 ynka ynkade ynkas ynkades
Subjunctive2 ynke ynkade ynkes ynkades
Participles
Present participle ynkande
Past participle ynkad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms

References
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