sippra

Swedish

Etymology

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Verb

sippra (present sipprar, preterite sipprade, supine sipprat, imperative sippra)

  1. ooze, trickle, seep (slowly drip or flow)

Usage notes

Used both literally to describe the flow of water as well as figuratively to describe the flow of information.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sippra (weak)
active passive
infinitive sippra
supine sipprat
imperative sippra
imper. plural1 sippren
present past present past
indicative sipprar sipprade
ind. plural1 sippra sipprade
subjunctive2 sippre sipprade
present participle sipprande
past participle

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

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