frottera

French

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Verb

frottera

1. third-person singular future of frotter

Swedish

Etymology

From French frotter, suffixed with -era.

Verb

frottera (present frotterar, preterite frotterade, supine frotterat, imperative frottera)

1. rub
2. (reflexive) rub shoulders, rub elbows

   han frotterar sig med societeten ― he rubs elbows with high society

Usage notes

In the reflexive form frottera sig, typically with the implication that it is done out of vanity or in order to gain advantages.

Conjugation

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

• 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)