frottera
Appearance
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]Conjugation of frottera (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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 |
Participles | ||||
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)