gnissla
Swedish
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Verb
gnissla (present gnisslar, preterite gnisslade, supine gnisslat, imperative gnissla)
- gnash, squeak, grate
Conjugation
Conjugation of gnissla (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gnissla | gnisslas | ||
Supine | gnisslat | gnisslats | ||
Imperative | gnissla | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gnisslen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gnisslar | gnisslade | gnisslas | gnisslades |
Ind. plural1 | gnissla | gnisslade | gnisslas | gnisslades |
Subjunctive2 | gnissle | gnisslade | gnissles | gnisslades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gnisslande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- gnissel
- tandagnisslan
See also
- knarra (“creak”)
References
- gnissla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- gnissla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- gnissla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- gnissla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)