finslipa

Swedish

Etymology

fin (“fine”) +‎ slipa (“grind, polish (with an abrasive surface)”)

Verb

finslipa (present finslipar, preterite finslipade, supine finslipat, imperative finslipa)

1. to grind away the final, smaller irregularities (from something)
2. (figuratively) to put the finishing touches on (something), to fine-tune, to hone

Conjugation

Conjugation of finslipa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	finslipa		finslipas
supine	finslipat		finslipats
imperative	finslipa		—
imper. plural1	finslipen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	finslipar	finslipade	finslipas	finslipades
ind. plural1	finslipa	finslipade	finslipas	finslipades
subjunctive2	finslipe	finslipade	finslipes	finslipades
present participle		finslipande
past participle		finslipad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• finslipning

See also

• finputsa

References

• finslipa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• finslipa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• finslipa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)