knapra
Swedish
Etymology
Likely onomatopoeic. Compare German knabbern, knappern, knuppern.
Verb
knapra (present knaprar, preterite knaprade, supine knaprat, imperative knapra)
- to nibble (on something dry or crispy, for example a carrot or potato chips, making crunchy noises)
Conjugation
Conjugation of knapra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | knapra | knapras | ||
| Supine | knaprat | knaprats | ||
| Imperative | knapra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | knapren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | knaprar | knaprade | knapras | knaprades |
| Ind. plural1 | knapra | knaprade | knapras | knaprades |
| Subjunctive2 | knapre | knaprade | knapres | knaprades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | knaprande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- knaprig
Adjective
knapra
- absolute singular definite and plural form of knaper.
References
- knapra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- knapra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- knapra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- knapra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)