"spöka" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Swedish]

Etymology: spöke (“ghost”) + -a. Sense 4 is a calque of English ghost (verb). Etymology templates: {{suffix|sv|spöke|a|t1=ghost}} spöke (“ghost”) + -a, {{calque|sv|en|ghost|nocap=1|pos=verb}} calque of English ghost (verb) Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|spökar|preterite|spökade|supine|spökat|imperative|spöka|head=}} spöka (present spökar, preterite spökade, supine spökat, imperative spöka) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|nopp=1}} Forms: spökar [present], spökade [preterite], spökat [supine], spöka [imperative], weak [table-tags], spöka [active, infinitive], spökas [infinitive, passive], spökat [active, supine], spökats [passive, supine], spöka [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], spöken [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], spökar [active, indicative, present], spökade [active, indicative, past], spökas [indicative, passive, present], spökades [indicative, passive, past], spöka [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], spökade [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], spökas [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], spökades [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], spöke [active, dated, present, subjunctive], spökade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], spökes [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], spökades [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], spökande [participle, present], - [participle, past]
  1. (intransitive, of ghosts) to haunt Tags: intransitive Synonyms: hemsöka
    Sense id: en-spöka-sv-verb-RFjcGW13
  2. (impersonal) to be haunted Tags: impersonal
    Sense id: en-spöka-sv-verb-dlS0WCTo Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish terms suffixed with -a Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 18 40 23 18 Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with -a: 18 39 23 20
  3. (figurative, intransitive) to haunt; to cause recurring unease or discomfort Tags: figuratively, intransitive
    Sense id: en-spöka-sv-verb-2hJkET0l
  4. (transitive) to ghost (to leave a romantic or sexual relationship with no prior announcement) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spöka-sv-verb-VtMCtwnC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spöka ut (english: dress outrageously) Related terms: spökeri, hemsökt (english: haunted)

Inflected forms

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      "english": "dress outrageously",
      "word": "spöka ut"
    }
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          "english": "Some believe that the dead king still haunts the halls of his old castle.",
          "text": "Vissa tror att den döda kungen fortfarande spökar i korridorerna i sitt gamla slott.",
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        {
          "english": "Some believe that the dead king still haunts the halls of his old castle.",
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          "english": "My son can't sleep at night. Could the upcoming tests be haunting him?",
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}

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