fjädra

Swedish

Etymology 1

fjäder (“spring”) +‎ -a

Verb

fjädra (present fjädrar, preterite fjädrade, supine fjädrat, imperative fjädra)

  1. to softly flex (elastically) under pressure (of or similar to a (set of) spring(s))
    en fjädrande yta
    a resilient/springy surface
    en fjädrande madrass
    a sprung mattress
    Bilsätet fjädrar för mycket
    The car seat is too soft / flexes too much
Conjugation
Conjugation of fjädra (weak)
active passive
infinitive fjädra fjädras
supine fjädrat fjädrats
imperative fjädra —
imper. plural1 fjädren —
present past present past
indicative fjädrar fjädrade fjädras fjädrades
ind. plural1 fjädra fjädrade fjädras fjädrades
subjunctive2 fjädre fjädrade fjädres fjädrades
present participle fjädrande
past participle fjädrad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

fjäder (“feather”) +‎ -a

Verb

fjädra (present fjädrar, preterite fjädrade, supine fjädrat, imperative fjädra)

  1. (reflexive) to feather (grow feathers, of a bird or the like)
  2. (reflexive, figuratively) to show off
Conjugation
Conjugation of fjädra (weak)
active passive
infinitive fjädra —
supine fjädrat —
imperative fjädra —
imper. plural1 fjädren —
present past present past
indicative fjädrar fjädrade — —
ind. plural1 fjädra fjädrade — —
subjunctive2 fjädre fjädrade — —
present participle fjädrande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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