gnissla
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
gnissla (present gnisslar, preterite gnisslade, supine gnisslat, imperative gnissla)
- to squeak (like unlubricated metal rubbing against metal, prototypically – high-pitched, relatively pure sounds)
- en gammal cykel som gnisslar
- an old bike that squeaks
- en gnisslande dörr
- a squeaky door
- (figuratively) to be friction, etc. (in cooperation or the like)
Usage notes edit
Might sometimes be translated as creak due to being more common for doors and the like, but means squeak. Low-pitched, high-frequency popping sounds (creaking) is knarr.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of gnissla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gnissla | gnisslas | ||
| Supine | gnisslat | gnisslats | ||
| Imperative | gnissla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gnisslen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gnisslar | gnisslade | gnisslas | gnisslades |
| Ind. plural1 | gnissla | gnisslade | gnisslas | gnisslades |
| Subjunctive2 | gnissle | gnisslade | gnissles | gnisslades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gnisslande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- gnissla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gnissla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gnissla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gnissla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)