strimla

Swedish

Etymology

Diminutive of strimma. Compare Icelandic strimill, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk strimmel.

Verb

strimla (present strimlar, preterite strimlade, supine strimlat, imperative strimla)

1. to shred (cut into long, narrow pieces)

Conjugation

Conjugation of strimla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	strimla		strimlas
Supine	strimlat		strimlats
Imperative	strimla		—
Imper. plural1	strimlen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	strimlar	strimlade	strimlas	strimlades
Ind. plural1	strimla	strimlade	strimlas	strimlades
Subjunctive2	strimle	strimlade	strimles	strimlades
	Participles
Present participle	strimlande
Past participle	strimlad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Noun

strimla c

1. (often in the plural) a strip, a shred (long, thin piece, often of food)

Declension

Declension of strimla

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	strimla	strimlas
	definite	strimlan	strimlans
plural	indefinite	strimlor	strimlors
	definite	strimlorna	strimlornas

References

• strimla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• strimla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• strimla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• strimla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)