smickra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate of Danish smigre. Doublet of smeka.
Verb
[edit]smickra (present smickrar, preterite smickrade, supine smickrat, imperative smickra)
- to flatter (usually insincerely to gain favor)
- Synonyms: smöra, (ingratiate oneself) ställa sig in
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of smickra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | smickra | smickras | ||
| Supine | smickrat | smickrats | ||
| Imperative | smickra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | smickren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | smickrar | smickrade | smickras | smickrades |
| Ind. plural1 | smickra | smickrade | smickras | smickrades |
| Subjunctive2 | smickre | smickrade | smickres | smickrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | smickrande | |||
| Past participle | smickrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- smickra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- smickra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- smickra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- smickra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)