skratta
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Onomatopoeia.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
skratta (present tense skrattar, past tense skratta, past participle skratta, passive infinitive skrattast, present participle skrattande, imperative skratta/skratt)
- to laugh loudly
- (of birds) to cackle, make a loud noise (e.g. like a crow)
References edit
- “skratta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
skratt + -a, used since 1561, cognate with Danish skratte (“to rattle, to make noise”), related to an obsolete Swedish word skrata (to scare away by making noise).
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
skratta (present skrattar, preterite skrattade, supine skrattat, imperative skratta)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of skratta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skratta | skrattas | ||
| Supine | skrattat | skrattats | ||
| Imperative | skratta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skratten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skrattar | skrattade | skrattas | skrattades |
| Ind. plural1 | skratta | skrattade | skrattas | skrattades |
| Subjunctive2 | skratte | skrattade | skrattes | skrattades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skrattande | |||
| Past participle | skrattad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- gapskratta
- skratt
- skratta bort
- skratta till
- skratta ut
- skrattag
- skrattanfall
- skrattar bäst som skrattar sist
- skrattare
- skrattattack
- skrattfest
- skrattfågel
- skrattgrop
- skrattig
- skrattlust, skrattlusta
- skrattlysten
- skrattlystnad
- skrattmuskel
- skrattmås
- skrattparoxysm
- skrattpiller
- skrattretande
- skrattrynka
- skrattsalva
- skrattsjuk
- skrattspegel
- skrattsuccé
- skrattögd
See also edit
References edit
- skratta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skratta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skratta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skratta in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)