gapskratta

Swedish

Etymology

From gap (“wide open mouth”) +‎ skratta (“laugh”).

Verb

gapskratta (present gapskrattar, preterite gapskrattade, supine gapskrattat, imperative gapskratta)

1. to laugh in a loud and unrestrained manner; to guffaw

   Synonyms: gapflabba, asgarva

Conjugation

Conjugation of gapskratta (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	gapskratta		gapskrattas
supine	gapskrattat		gapskrattats
imperative	gapskratta		—
imper. plural1	gapskratten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gapskrattar	gapskrattade	gapskrattas	gapskrattades
ind. plural1	gapskratta	gapskrattade	gapskrattas	gapskrattades
subjunctive2	gapskratte	gapskrattade	gapskrattes	gapskrattades
present participle		gapskrattande
past participle		gapskrattad

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

Related terms

• gapskratt

References

• gapskratta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gapskratta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)