smörja
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish smyria, smøria‚ from Old Norse smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą (see smör).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²smœ̞rːja]
Audio: (file) - (nonstandard, nonetheless common[1]) IPA(key): [²smɵrːja]
Noun
smörja c
- crap, bullshit; something of very low quality or truthfulness
- (colloquial) goo; any kind of partially liquid substance
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | smörja | smörjas |
| definite | smörjan | smörjans | |
| plural | indefinite | smörjor | smörjors |
| definite | smörjorna | smörjornas |
Verb
smörja (present smörjer, preterite smorde or smörjde, supine smort or smörjt, imperative smörj)
- to grease, to oil; to apply fat or oil to a surface
- to apply salve, ointment or similar; to smear
- (euphemistic) to grease, to bribe; to perform any action as to make someone more receptive to one's wishes
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | smörja | smörjas | ||
| supine | smort | smorts | ||
| imperative | smörj | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | smörjen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | smörjer | smorde | smörjs, smörjes | smordes |
| ind. plural1 | smörja | smorde | smörjas | smordes |
| subjunctive2 | smörje | smorde | smörjes | smordes |
| present participle | smörjande | |||
| past participle | smord | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | smörja | smörjas | ||
| supine | smörjt | smörjts | ||
| imperative | smörj | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | smörjen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | smörjer | smörjde | smörjs, smörjes | smörjdes |
| ind. plural1 | smörja | smörjde | smörjas | smörjdes |
| subjunctive2 | smörje | smörjde | smörjes | smörjdes |
| present participle | smörjande | |||
| past participle | smörjd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.