tramsa
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
The noun was originally a dialectal word for the bridesmaid who walks ahead of the bride and paves their way.[1] Likely formed as a variant of trampa. The verb tramsa derives from the noun.
Verb edit
tramsa (present tramsar, preterite tramsade, supine tramsat, imperative tramsa)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of tramsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tramsa | tramsas | ||
| Supine | tramsat | tramsats | ||
| Imperative | tramsa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tramsen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tramsar | tramsade | tramsas | tramsades |
| Ind. plural1 | tramsa | tramsade | tramsas | tramsades |
| Subjunctive2 | tramse | tramsade | tramses | tramsades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tramsande | |||
| Past participle | tramsad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
Noun edit
tramsa c
- (colloquial, rare) a frivolous girl or woman
Declension edit
| Declension of tramsa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | tramsa | tramsan | tramsor | tramsorna |
| Genitive | tramsas | tramsans | tramsors | tramsornas |
References edit
Further reading edit
- tramsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tramsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tramsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)