puttra

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Verb

puttra (present puttrar, preterite puttrade, supine puttrat, imperative puttra)

  1. to make a sound like boiling water
  2. (by extension) to simmer, to boil
    en puttrande gryta
    a simmering stew
    Potatisarna puttrade på spisen
    The potatoes were boiling on the stove
  4. to putter (make short, dull, quickly repeating noises (of some engines))
    Mopeden puttrade iväg
    The moped puttered off

Usage notes

Like smattra in (sense 3), but dull and not too loud.

Conjugation

Conjugation of puttra (weak)
active passive
infinitive puttra puttras
supine puttrat puttrats
imperative puttra —
imper. plural1 puttren —
present past present past
indicative puttrar puttrade puttras puttrades
ind. plural1 puttra puttrade puttras puttrades
subjunctive2 puttre puttrade puttres puttrades
present participle puttrande
past participle —

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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