pladdra
Swedish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Middle Low German pladeren, pladderen. Likely originally onomatopoeic, compare origin of Latin blaterāre, German plaudern, plappern, Ancient Greek φλέδων (phlédōn).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpladdra (present pladdrar, preterite pladdrade, supine pladdrat, imperative pladdra)
- (intransitive) To blather, to blab.
Conjugation
editConjugation of pladdra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | pladdra | pladdras | ||
| Supine | pladdrat | pladdrats | ||
| Imperative | pladdra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | pladdren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | pladdrar | pladdrade | pladdras | pladdrades |
| Ind. plural1 | pladdra | pladdrade | pladdras | pladdrades |
| Subjunctive2 | pladdre | pladdrade | pladdres | pladdrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | pladdrande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
editReferences
edit- pladdra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- pladdra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- pladdra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- pladdra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)