plumsa
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
plumsa (present plumsar, preterite plumsade, supine plumsat, imperative plumsa)
- to fall heavily into water (or another liquid), to splash, to plop
- Hon halkade på bryggan och plumsade i sjön
- She slipped on the dock and splashed into the lake
- (by extension) to trudge through deep snow or the like
- Synonym: (trudge through deep snow) pulsa
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | plumsa | plumsas | ||
| supine | plumsat | plumsats | ||
| imperative | plumsa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | plumsen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | plumsar | plumsade | plumsas | plumsades |
| ind. plural1 | plumsa | plumsade | plumsas | plumsades |
| subjunctive2 | plumse | plumsade | plumses | plumsades |
| present participle | plumsande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
See also
References
- plumsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- plumsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- plumsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- plumsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)