tramsa

Swedish

Etymology

The noun was originally a dialectal word for the bridesmaid who walks ahead of the bride and paves their way.^[1] Likely formed as a variant of trampa. The verb tramsa derives from the noun.

Verb

tramsa (present tramsar, preterite tramsade, supine tramsat, imperative tramsa)

to act in a silly manner, to not be (appropriately) serious
Sluta tramsa!
Get serious!

Conjugation

Conjugation of tramsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	tramsa		tramsas
Supine	tramsat		tramsats
Imperative	tramsa		—
Imper. plural¹	tramsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	tramsar	tramsade	tramsas	tramsades
Ind. plural¹	tramsa	tramsade	tramsas	tramsades
Subjunctive²	tramse	tramsade	tramses	tramsades
	Participles
Present participle	tramsande
Past participle	tramsad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

Noun

tramsa c

(colloquial, rare) a frivolous girl or woman

Declension

Declension of tramsa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tramsa	tramsas
singular	definite	tramsan	tramsans
plural	indefinite	tramsor	tramsors
plural	definite	tramsorna	tramsornas

References

^ tramsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

armast, ramats, smarta

[1] tramsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

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