bullra
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish buldra. Arguably from Proto-Germanic *bellaną (“to roar”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Arguably onomatopoeic. Possibly related to Dutch bulderen, German poltern, German bollern.
Verb
bullra (present bullrar, preterite bullrade, supine bullrat, imperative bullra)
- rumble (make a noise)
Conjugation
Conjugation of bullra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | bullra | — | ||
Supine | bullrat | — | ||
Imperative | bullra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | bullren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | bullrar | bullrade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | bullra | bullrade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | bullre | bullrade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | bullrande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- buller
- bullrig
References
- bullra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bullra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bullra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bullra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
- bullar