frottera
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frottera
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From French frotter, suffixed with -era.
Verb edit
frottera (present frotterar, preterite frotterade, supine frotterat, imperative frottera)
- rub
- (reflexive) rub shoulders, rub elbows
- han frotterar sig med societeten ― he rubs elbows with high society
Usage notes edit
In the reflexive form frottera sig, typically with the implication that it is done out of vanity or in order to gain advantages.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of frottera (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | frottera | frotteras | ||
| Supine | frotterat | frotterats | ||
| Imperative | frottera | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | frotteren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | frotterar | frotterade | frotteras | frotterades |
| Ind. plural1 | frottera | frotterade | frotteras | frotterades |
| Subjunctive2 | frottere | frotterade | frotteres | frotterades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | frotterande | |||
| Past participle | frotterad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References edit
- frottera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- frottera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- frottera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- frottera in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)