klampa

Swedish

Etymology

By surface analysis, klamp +‎ -a. Compare English clamp (“heavy footstep”).

Verb

klampa (present klampar, preterite klampade, supine klampat, imperative klampa)

1. stomp, clump (walk heavily and noisily)
2. stack and sort

Usage notes

• In sense "walk", often with particles such as fram or in.
• In sense "stack", often about timber.

Conjugation

Conjugation of klampa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	klampa		klampas
Supine	klampat		klampats
Imperative	klampa		—
Imper. plural1	klampen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	klampar	klampade	klampas	klampades
Ind. plural1	klampa	klampade	klampas	klampades
Subjunctive2	klampe	klampade	klampes	klampades
	Participles
Present participle	klampande
Past participle	klampad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• klamp

Further reading

• klampa in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker