blixtra
Swedish
Etymology
From either blixta or *blixra, from blixa, without close relatives in Scandinavian, but ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-. Cognate of Dutch bliksemen, German blitzen.
Verb
blixtra (present blixtrar, preterite blixtrade, supine blixtrat, imperative blixtra)
- to flash; to emit a flashing light
- Kamerorna blixtrade
- The cameras flashed
- (impersonal) to have lightning strike
- Det blixtrar ute
- There's lightning outside
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | blixtra | — | ||
| supine | blixtrat | — | ||
| imperative | blixtra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | blixtren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | blixtrar | blixtrade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | blixtra | blixtrade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | blixtre | blixtrade | — | — |
| present participle | blixtrande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- blixt
- blixtra förbi
- blixtra till
References
- blixtra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- blixtra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- blixtra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- blixtra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)