pladdra
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle Low German pladeren, pladderen. Likely originally onomatopoeic, compare origin of Latin blaterāre, German plaudern, plappern, Ancient Greek φλέδων (phlédōn).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
pladdra (present pladdrar, preterite pladdrade, supine pladdrat, imperative pladdra)
- (intransitive) To blather, to blab.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation 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. | ||||
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See also edit
References 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)