kalfatra

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kalefateren, from Italian calafatare. Cognate with German kalfatern, French calfater.

Verb

kalfatra (present kalfatrar, preterite kalfatrade, supine kalfatrat, imperative kalfatra)

1. (nautical, historical) caulk
2. sternly audit

Conjugation

Conjugation of kalfatra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kalfatra		kalfatras
Supine	kalfatrat		kalfatrats
Imperative	kalfatra		—
Imper. plural1	kalfatren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kalfatrar	kalfatrade	kalfatras	kalfatrades
Ind. plural1	kalfatra	kalfatrade	kalfatras	kalfatrades
Subjunctive2	kalfatre	kalfatrade	kalfatres	kalfatrades
	Participles
Present participle	kalfatrande
Past participle	kalfatrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• kalfatring

References

• kalfatra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kalfatra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kalfatra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kalfatra in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)