stappla
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German stappelen.
Verb
stappla (present stapplar, preterite stapplade, supine stapplat, imperative stappla)
- stagger, stumble, hobble
Usage notes
Occasionally with a particle, such as fram.
Conjugation
Conjugation of stappla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | stappla | stapplas | ||
| Supine | stapplat | stapplats | ||
| Imperative | stappla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | stapplen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | stapplar | stapplade | stapplas | stapplades |
| Ind. plural1 | stappla | stapplade | stapplas | stapplades |
| Subjunctive2 | stapple | stapplade | stapples | stapplades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | stapplande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- stapla
References
- stappla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stappla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stappla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stappla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)