rämna

See also: ramna

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rifna, equivalent to riva (“to tear, to demolish”) +‎ -na (“inchoative suffix”). -mn- via the sound change -fn- > -mn-, compare namn (< Old Norse nafn) and somna, lämna, formed in the same manner.

Verb

rämna (present rämnar, preterite rämnade, supine rämnat, imperative rämna)

  1. (violently) crack
    Synonym: spricka
    Det känns som att marken under mig rämnar.
    It feels like the ground beneath me is crumbling.
Conjugation of rämna (weak)
active passive
infinitive rämna rämnas
supine rämnat rämnats
imperative rämna —
imper. plural1 rämnen —
present past present past
indicative rämnar rämnade rämnas rämnades
ind. plural1 rämna rämnade rämnas rämnades
subjunctive2 rämne rämnade rämnes rämnades
present participle rämnande
past participle rämnad

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

Usage notes

Whereas rämna signifies a large, violent crack, spricka signifies a smaller one. Thus, one would say that "marken rämnar" (the ground crumbles), but "glaset sprack" (the glass cracked).

  • riva (“to tear, to demolish”)

Noun

rämna c

  1. a big crack
    Synonym: spricka

Inflection

Declension of rämna
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rämna rämnas
definite rämnan rämnans
plural indefinite rämnor rämnors
definite rämnorna rämnornas

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