knapra

Swedish

Etymology

Likely onomatopoeic. Compare German knabbern, knappern, knuppern.

Verb

knapra (present knaprar, preterite knaprade, supine knaprat, imperative knapra)

  1. to nibble (on something dry or crispy, for example a carrot or potato chips, making crunchy noises)
    en kanin som knaprar på en morot
    a rabbit nibbling on a carrot

Conjugation

Conjugation of knapra (weak)
active passive
infinitive knapra knapras
supine knaprat knaprats
imperative knapra —
imper. plural1 knapren —
present past present past
indicative knaprar knaprade knapras knaprades
ind. plural1 knapra knaprade knapras knaprades
subjunctive2 knapre knaprade knapres knaprades
present participle knaprande
past participle —

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

See also

  • chips (“(US) chips, (UK) crisps”)
  • morot (“carrot”)

Adjective

knapra

  1. inflection of knaper:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

References

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