smaska

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare English smash.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²smaska/
  • Rhymes: -²aska

Verb

smaska (present smaskar, preterite smaskade, supine smaskat, imperative smaska)

  1. to eat noisily (due to chewing with one's mouth open)
    Sluta smaska!
    Stop chewing with your mouth open!
  2. (by extension) to munch (on something tasty)
    Hon smaskade på en skinkmacka
    She munched on a ham sandwich
    • 1980, Elsi Rydsjö, När morgonvinden blåser:
      Hon smaskade belåtet av brödet och fläsket.
      She was slurping happily from the bread and the pork.
  3. (now rare) to make a squelching sound
    • 1980, Ulla Trenter, Skyddsänglarna:
      Hon släppte ner skurtrasan på golvet så att den smaskade och satte händerna i sidorna.
      She dropped the swab on the floor so that it squelched and put her arms akimbo.

Conjugation

Conjugation of smaska (weak)
active passive
infinitive smaska smaskas
supine smaskat smaskats
imperative smaska —
imper. plural1 smasken —
present past present past
indicative smaskar smaskade smaskas smaskades
ind. plural1 smaska smaskade smaskas smaskades
subjunctive2 smaske smaskade smaskes smaskades
present participle smaskande
past participle —

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

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