knottra
Swedish
Noun
knottra c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | knottra | knottras |
| definite | knottran | knottrans | |
| plural | indefinite | knottror | knottrors |
| definite | knottrorna | knottrornas |
Verb
knottra (present knottrar, preterite knottrade, supine knottrat, imperative knottra)
- (usually reflexive or passive) to become covered in (very) small bumps (e.g. of skin when getting goosebumps)
- Huden knottrade sig
- The skin "bumped itself" (goosebumps)
- Huden knottrades
- The skin "was bumped" (goosebumps, no difference in meaning from the first example)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | knottra | knottras | ||
| supine | knottrat | knottrats | ||
| imperative | knottra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | knottren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | knottrar | knottrade | knottras | knottrades |
| ind. plural1 | knottra | knottrade | knottras | knottrades |
| subjunctive2 | knottre | knottrade | knottres | knottrades |
| present participle | knottrande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
See also
- gåshud (“goosebumps”)