slipa
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German slipen, from Proto-West Germanic *slīpan (“to grind, whet, sharpen”).
Verb
[edit]slipa (present slipar, preterite slipade, supine slipat, imperative slipa)
- to grind, to polish (by abrading)
- slipa med en vinkelslip
- grind with an angle grinder
- (figuratively) to sharpen, to hone (make (minor) improvements (to))
- Slipa tekniken i backen
- Hone your technique on the slopes
- to sharpen, to hone ((the edge of) a knife or the like)
- Synonym: vässa
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | slipa | slipas | ||
| supine | slipat | slipats | ||
| imperative | slipa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | slipen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | slipar | slipade | slipas | slipades |
| ind. plural1 | slipa | slipade | slipas | slipades |
| subjunctive2 | slipe | slipade | slipes | slipades |
| present participle | slipande | |||
| past participle | slipad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
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[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- slipa in Svensk ordbok.
- slipa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)