gapskratta
Swedish
Etymology
From gap (“wide open mouth”) + skratta (“laugh”).
Verb
gapskratta (present gapskrattar, preterite gapskrattade, supine gapskrattat, imperative gapskratta)
- to laugh in a loud and unrestrained manner; to guffaw
- Synonyms: gapflabba, asgarva
Conjugation
Conjugation of gapskratta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gapskratta | gapskrattas | ||
| Supine | gapskrattat | gapskrattats | ||
| Imperative | gapskratta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | gapskratten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | gapskrattar | gapskrattade | gapskrattas | gapskrattades |
| Ind. plural1 | gapskratta | gapskrattade | gapskrattas | gapskrattades |
| Subjunctive2 | gapskratte | gapskrattade | gapskrattes | gapskrattades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | gapskrattande | |||
| Past participle | gapskrattad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- gapskratt
References
- gapskratta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gapskratta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)