jiddra

Swedish

Etymology

From an older slang sense ’to live’, from Tavringer Romani jida, jiddra (“to live”), cf. jidrepa (“life”), from Romani džiw- (“to live”). Related to Sanskrit जीवति (jīvati, “to live”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²jɪdra/
Rhymes: -²ɪdra

Verb

jiddra (present jiddrar, preterite jiddrade, supine jiddrat, imperative jiddra)

(colloquial) to talk with meaningless content
- 2016, Kristin Nord, “Kranvattnets konnässörer”, in Sydsvenskan‎:
  Jag slutade jiddra med den stackars servitrisen där på krogen och pröjsade till slut.
  I stopped talking rubbish with the poor waitress there at the pub and finally paid.

Conjugation

Conjugation of jiddra (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	jiddra	jiddras
Present tense	jiddrar	jiddras
Past tense	jiddrade	jiddrades
Supine	jiddrat	jiddrats
Imperative	jiddra	—
Present participle	jiddrande
Past participle	jiddrad

Related terms

jidder

References

jiddra in Svensk ordbok (SO)

“jidder” in Gerd Carling, Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, 2005, →ISBN, page 84.