bjäbba
Swedish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Verb
bjäbba (present bjäbbar, preterite bjäbbade, supine bjäbbat, imperative bjäbba)
- (colloquial) yap
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bjäbba | bjäbbas | ||
| supine | bjäbbat | bjäbbats | ||
| imperative | bjäbba | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | bjäbben | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | bjäbbar | bjäbbade | bjäbbas | bjäbbades |
| ind. plural1 | bjäbba | bjäbbade | bjäbbas | bjäbbades |
| subjunctive2 | bjäbbe | bjäbbade | bjäbbes | bjäbbades |
| present participle | bjäbbande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
References
- bjäbba in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bjäbba in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bjäbba in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bjäbba in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)