sparka

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse sparka, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *spurnaną (“to trample, kick”). Compare Swedish sparka. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspar̥ka/ Rhymes: -ar̥ka === Verb === sparka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sparkaði, supine sparkað) to kick [with dative] (figuratively) to give someone the boot, to fire, to sack [with dative] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== spark == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== sparkene ==== Noun ==== sparka n definite plural of spark === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== sparket ==== Verb ==== sparka inflection of sparke: simple past past participle == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === sparka n definite plural of spark == Polish == === Etymology === From sparzyć + -ka. === Pronunciation === (Lesser Poland): (Kielce) IPA(key): [ˈspar.ka] === Noun === sparka f (Kielce) synonym of upał === Further reading === Władysław Siarkowski (1878), “sparka”, in “Materiały do etnografii ludu polskiego z okolic Kielc”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowej (in Polish), volume 2, chapter 3, Krakow: Komisyja Antropologiczna Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, page 253 == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse sparka, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *spurnaną (“to trample, kick”). Compare Icelandic sparka. === Pronunciation === === Verb === sparka (present sparkar, preterite sparkade, supine sparkat, imperative sparka) to kick; to strike with the foot or leg (slang) to fire; terminate an employment ==== Usage notes ==== The passive sparkas often has an active meaning as well in (sense 1). ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== spark === Further reading === “sparka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === Kaspar, skapar, skarpa, skrapa