puttra
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]puttra (present puttrar, preterite puttrade, supine puttrat, imperative puttra)
- to make a sound like boiling water
- (by extension) to simmer, to boil
- en puttrande gryta
- a simmering stew
- Potatisarna puttrade på spisen
- The potatoes were boiling on the stove
- to putter (make short, dull, quickly repeating noises (of some engines))
- Mopeden puttrade iväg
- The moped puttered off
Usage notes
[edit]Like smattra in (sense 3), but dull and not too loud.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of puttra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | puttra | puttras | ||
| Supine | puttrat | puttrats | ||
| Imperative | puttra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | puttren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | puttrar | puttrade | puttras | puttrades |
| Ind. plural1 | puttra | puttrade | puttras | puttrades |
| Subjunctive2 | puttre | puttrade | puttres | puttrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | puttrande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||