kapprusta

Swedish

Etymology

kapp +‎ rusta. Attested since 1911.

Verb

kapprusta (present kapprustar, preterite kapprustade, supine kapprustat, imperative kapprusta)

1. partake in an arms race

Conjugation

Conjugation of kapprusta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kapprusta		kapprustas
Supine	kapprustat		kapprustats
Imperative	kapprusta		—
Imper. plural1	kapprusten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kapprustar	kapprustade	kapprustas	kapprustades
Ind. plural1	kapprusta	kapprustade	kapprustas	kapprustades
Subjunctive2	kappruste	kapprustade	kapprustes	kapprustades
	Participles
Present participle	kapprustande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• kapprustning

Related terms

• upprusta
• nedrusta

References

• kapprusta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kapprusta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kapprusta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)