gapskratta

Swedish

Etymology

From gap (“wide open mouth”) +‎ skratta (“laugh”).

Verb

gapskratta (present gapskrattar, preterite gapskrattade, supine gapskrattat, imperative gapskratta)

1. to laugh in a loud and unrestrained manner; to guffaw

   Synonyms: gapflabba, asgarva

Conjugation

Conjugation of gapskratta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gapskratta		gapskrattas
Supine	gapskrattat		gapskrattats
Imperative	gapskratta		—
Imper. plural1	gapskratten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gapskrattar	gapskrattade	gapskrattas	gapskrattades
Ind. plural1	gapskratta	gapskrattade	gapskrattas	gapskrattades
Subjunctive2	gapskratte	gapskrattade	gapskrattes	gapskrattades
	Participles
Present participle	gapskrattande
Past participle	gapskrattad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• gapskratt

References

• gapskratta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gapskratta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)