snärta
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]snärta (present snärtar, preterite snärtade, supine snärtat, imperative snärta)
- to lash, to whip, to flick (strike with the end of something bendable, making a snapping sound)
- Han snärtade honom med den blöta handduken
- He flicked him with the wet towel
Declension
[edit]Conjugation of snärta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | snärta | snärtas | ||
| Supine | snärtat | snärtats | ||
| Imperative | snärta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | snärten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | snärtar | snärtade | snärtas | snärtades |
| Ind. plural1 | snärta | snärtade | snärtas | snärtades |
| Subjunctive2 | snärte | snärtade | snärtes | snärtades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | snärtande | |||
| Past participle | snärtad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]snärta c
- (colloquial) a young girl
Declension
[edit]Declension of snärta
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- snärta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snärta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snärta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- snärta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)