fnissa
Swedish
Verb
fnissa (present fnissar, preterite fnissade, supine fnissat, imperative fnissa)
- to giggle, to snicker, to snigger
Usage notes
Commonly used of both males and females. fnittra (“giggle, titter”) sounds feminine.
Conjugation
Conjugation of fnissa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | fnissa | fnissas | ||
Supine | fnissat | fnissats | ||
Imperative | fnissa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | fnissen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | fnissar | fnissade | fnissas | fnissades |
Ind. plural1 | fnissa | fnissade | fnissas | fnissades |
Subjunctive2 | fnisse | fnissade | fnisses | fnissades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | fnissande | |||
Past participle | fnissad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
- fniss
References
- fnissa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- fnissa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- fnissa in Svensk ordbok (SO)