frottera
French
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Verb
[edit]frottera
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French frotter, suffixed with -era.
Verb
[edit]frottera (present frotterar, preterite frotterade, supine frotterat, imperative frottera)
- rub
- (reflexive) rub shoulders, rub elbows
- han frotterar sig med societeten ― he rubs elbows with high society
Usage notes
[edit]In the reflexive form frottera sig, typically with the implication that it is done out of vanity or in order to gain advantages.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | frottera | frotteras | ||
| supine | frotterat | frotterats | ||
| imperative | frottera | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | frotteren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | frotterar | frotterade | frotteras | frotterades |
| ind. plural1 | frottera | frotterade | frotteras | frotterades |
| subjunctive2 | frottere | frotterade | frotteres | frotterades |
| present participle | frotterande | |||
| past participle | frotterad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
[edit]- frottera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- frottera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- frottera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- frottera in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)