skratta
Norwegian Nynorsk
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editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editVerb
editskratta (present tense skrattar, past tense skratta, past participle skratta, passive infinitive skrattast, present participle skrattande, imperative skratta/skratt)
- to laugh loudly
- (of birds) to cackle, make a loud noise (e.g. like a crow)
References
edit- “skratta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editskratt + -a, used since 1561, cognate with Danish skratte (“to rattle, to make noise”), related to an obsolete Swedish word skrata (to scare away by making noise).
Pronunciation
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Verb
editskratta (present skrattar, preterite skrattade, supine skrattat, imperative skratta)
- to laugh
Conjugation
editConjugation of skratta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | skratta | skrattas | ||
Supine | skrattat | skrattats | ||
Imperative | skratta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skratten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skrattar | skrattade | skrattas | skrattades |
Ind. plural1 | skratta | skrattade | skrattas | skrattades |
Subjunctive2 | skratte | skrattade | skrattes | skrattades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skrattande | |||
Past participle | skrattad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
edit- gapskratta
- skratt
- skratta bort
- skratta till
- skratta ut
- skrattag
- skrattanfall
- skrattar bäst som skrattar sist
- skrattare
- skrattattack
- skrattfest
- skrattfågel
- skrattgrop
- skrattig
- skrattlust, skrattlusta
- skrattlysten
- skrattlystnad
- skrattmuskel
- skrattmås
- skrattparoxysm
- skrattpiller
- skrattretande
- skrattrynka
- skrattsalva
- skrattsjuk
- skrattspegel
- skrattsuccé
- skrattögd
See also
editReferences
edit- skratta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skratta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skratta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skratta in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)