puttra

Swedish

puttra (present puttrar, preterite puttrade, supine puttrat, imperative puttra)

to make a sound like boiling water
(by extension) to simmer, to boil
en puttrande gryta
a simmering stew

Potatisarna puttrade på spisen
The potatoes were boiling on the stove
to putter (make short, dull, quickly repeating noises (of some engines))
Mopeden puttrade iväg
The moped puttered off

Like smattra in (sense 3), but dull and not too loud.

Conjugation of puttra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	puttra		puttras
Supine	puttrat		puttrats
Imperative	puttra		—
Imper. plural¹	puttren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	puttrar	puttrade	puttras	puttrades
Ind. plural¹	puttra	puttrade	puttras	puttrades
Subjunctive²	puttre	puttrade	puttres	puttrades
	Participles
Present participle	puttrande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.