smula

See also: smůla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish smula, from a verb meaning to "crumble" and from a derivative of Old Norse mold (“soil, dust”), hence related to English mold.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -²ʉːla

Noun

smula c

1. a crumb (of bread)
2. a (tiny) bit

   Med en smula tur så klarar vi oss

   With a bit of luck, we'll be alright

Declension

Declension of smula

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	smula	smulas
	definite	smulan	smulans
plural	indefinite	smulor	smulors
	definite	smulorna	smulornas

See also

• gnutta
• tillstymmelse
• uns

Verb

smula (present smular, preterite smulade, supine smulat, imperative smula)

1. to crumble (break into crumbs)

   Vi smulade ner lite bröd i soppan

   We crumbled some bread into the soup

2. to crumble, to give off crumbs

   Andas in när du äter knäckebrödet. Det smular så förskräckligt annars.

   Breathe in when you're eating the crispbread. It crumbles so darn much otherwise.

Conjugation

Conjugation of smula (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	smula		smulas
Supine	smulat		smulats
Imperative	smula		—
Imper. plural1	smulen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	smular	smulade	smulas	smulades
Ind. plural1	smula	smulade	smulas	smulades
Subjunctive2	smule	smulade	smules	smulades
	Participles
Present participle	smulande
Past participle	smulad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• smula in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• smula in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• smula in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• mulas