sniffa
French
editPronunciation
editVerb
editsniffa
- third-person singular past historic of sniffer
Italian
editVerb
editsniffa
- inflection of sniffare:
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom English sniff + -a. Attested since 1951.
Verb
editsniffa (present sniffar, preterite sniffade, supine sniffat, imperative sniffa)
- sniff, smell something with a series of short inhalations of the nose
- Synonym: lukta
- inhale gas for intoxicating purposes
- Synonym: boffa
Conjugation
editConjugation of sniffa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sniffa | sniffas | ||
| Supine | sniffat | sniffats | ||
| Imperative | sniffa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sniffen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sniffar | sniffade | sniffas | sniffades |
| Ind. plural1 | sniffa | sniffade | sniffas | sniffades |
| Subjunctive2 | sniffe | sniffade | sniffes | sniffades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sniffande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||