fumla

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• (verb): IPA^(key): /²fʊm.lɑ/
• (noun): IPA^(key): /ˈfʊm.lɑ/

Verb

fumla (present tense fumlar, past tense fumla, past participle fumla, passive infinitive fumlast, present participle fumlande, imperative fumla/fuml)

1. a-infinitive form of fumle

Noun

fumla n

1. definite plural of fummel

Swedish

Alternative forms

• fumbla
• fubbla

Etymology

Variant of famla.

Verb

fumla (present fumlar, preterite fumlade, supine fumlat, imperative fumla)

1. to fumble

   Han fumlade med glasögonen

   He fumbled with his glasses

Conjugation

Conjugation of fumla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	fumla		fumlas
Supine	fumlat		fumlats
Imperative	fumla		—
Imper. plural1	fumlen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	fumlar	fumlade	fumlas	fumlades
Ind. plural1	fumla	fumlade	fumlas	fumlades
Subjunctive2	fumle	fumlade	fumles	fumlades
	Participles
Present participle	fumlande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• fumlig

See also

• famla (“grope”)
• treva (“fumble for something”)

References

• fumla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fumla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fumla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• fumla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)