gnissla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]gnissla (present gnisslar, preterite gnisslade, supine gnisslat, imperative gnissla)
- to squeak (like unlubricated metal rubbing against metal, prototypically – high-pitched, relatively pure sounds)
- en gammal cykel som gnisslar
- an old bike that squeaks
- en gnisslande dörr
- a squeaky door
- (figuratively) to be friction, etc. (in cooperation or the like)
Usage notes
[edit]Might sometimes be translated as creak due to being more common for doors and the like, but means squeak. Low-pitched, high-frequency popping sounds (creaking) is knarr.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gnissla | gnisslas | ||
| supine | gnisslat | gnisslats | ||
| imperative | gnissla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | gnisslen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | gnisslar | gnisslade | gnisslas | gnisslades |
| ind. plural1 | gnissla | gnisslade | gnisslas | gnisslades |
| subjunctive2 | gnissle | gnisslade | gnissles | gnisslades |
| present participle | gnisslande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- gnissla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gnissla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gnissla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gnissla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)