flåsa

See also: flasa, flaša, fľaša, and флаша

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Arguably related to German flüstern (to whisper), Dutch fluisteren.

Verb

flåsa (present flåsar, preterite flåsade, supine flåsat, imperative flåsa)

  1. pant (breathe heavily and rapidly)
    Synonym: (bit less intense sounding) pusta

Conjugation

Conjugation of flåsa (weak)
active passive
infinitive flåsa flåsas
supine flåsat flåsats
imperative flåsa
imper. plural1 flåsen
present past present past
indicative flåsar flåsade flåsas flåsades
ind. plural1 flåsa flåsade flåsas flåsades
subjunctive2 flåse flåsade flåses flåsades
present participle flåsande
past participle

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

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