vecka.
a week, a period of 7 days.
Meaning & usage
a week, a period of 7 days.
förra veckan
nästa vecka
a numbered period, ranging from 1 to 52 or 53, containing seven days beginning with Monday and ending with Sunday
Vattnet kommer tillfälligt stängas av på torsdag vecka 35 pga underhållsarbete.
alternative form of veckosjö; the distance a rowing team can do in one sitting
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish vika, from Old Norse vika, from Proto-Germanic *wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *weyg- (“to bend, wind, turn, yield”).
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
Where this word comes from
veck (“more or less sharp fold; fold, crease, pleat, etc.”) + -a
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