UrsprungFrom English duck. Attested since 1645.
- to duck (usually to avoid being hit by something)
“Han duckade för bollen som kom flygande mot honom.” — He ducked the ball that came flying toward him.
- figuratively, often, transitiveto duck (evade, often responsibility or the like)
Formerduckar(present) · duckade(preterite) · duckat(supine) · ducka(imperative) · ducka(active, infinitive) · -(infinitive, passive) · duckat(active, supine) · -(passive, supine) · ducka(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · ducken(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · duckar(active, indicative, present) · duckade(active, indicative, past) · -(indicative, passive, present) · -(indicative, passive, past) · ducka(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · duckade(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past)