knapersteka

Swedish

Etymology

From knaprig (“firm and crispy”) +‎ steka (“fry”).

Verb

knapersteka (present knapersteker, preterite knaperstekte, supine knaperstekt, imperative knaperstek)

1. (cooking) to fry until relatively hard and crispy (of for example bacon)

Usage notes

Often as the past participle knaperstekt, for example "knaperstekt bacon."

Conjugation

Conjugation of knapersteka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	knapersteka		knaperstekas
supine	knaperstekt		knaperstekts
imperative	knaperstek		—
imper. plural1	knapersteken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	knapersteker	knaperstekte	knapersteks, knaperstekes	knaperstektes
ind. plural1	knapersteka	knaperstekte	knaperstekas	knaperstektes
subjunctive2	knapersteke	knaperstekte	knaperstekes	knaperstektes
present participle		knaperstekande
past participle		knaperstekt

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

References

• knaperstekt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knaperstekt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)