flåsa

See also: flasa, flaša, fľaša, and флаша

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Arguably related to German flüstern (“to whisper”), Dutch fluisteren.

Verb

flåsa (present flåsar, preterite flåsade, supine flåsat, imperative flåsa)

1. pant (breathe heavily and rapidly)

   Synonym: (bit less intense sounding) pusta

Conjugation

Conjugation of flåsa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	flåsa		flåsas
supine	flåsat		flåsats
imperative	flåsa		—
imper. plural1	flåsen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	flåsar	flåsade	flåsas	flåsades
ind. plural1	flåsa	flåsade	flåsas	flåsades
subjunctive2	flåse	flåsade	flåses	flåsades
present participle		flåsande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• flåsning

Related terms

• flås

References

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