pladdra

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German pladeren, pladderen. Likely originally onomatopoeic, compare origin of Latin blaterāre, German plaudern, plappern, Ancient Greek φλέδων (phlédōn).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²pladːra/

Verb

pladdra (present pladdrar, preterite pladdrade, supine pladdrat, imperative pladdra)

  1. (intransitive) To blather, to blab.

Conjugation

Conjugation of pladdra (weak)
active passive
infinitive pladdra pladdras
supine pladdrat pladdrats
imperative pladdra
imper. plural1 pladdren
present past present past
indicative pladdrar pladdrade pladdras pladdrades
ind. plural1 pladdra pladdrade pladdras pladdrades
subjunctive2 pladdre pladdrade pladdres pladdrades
present participle pladdrande
past participle

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

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