sniffa
French
Pronunciation
Verb
sniffa
- third-person singular past historic of sniffer
Italian
Verb
sniffa
- inflection of sniffare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Swedish
Etymology
From English sniff + -a. Attested since 1951.
Verb
sniffa (present sniffar, preterite sniffade, supine sniffat, imperative sniffa)
- sniff, smell something with a series of short inhalations of the nose
- Synonym: lukta
- inhale gas for intoxicating purposes
- Synonym: boffa
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sniffa | sniffas | ||
| supine | sniffat | sniffats | ||
| imperative | sniffa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sniffen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | sniffar | sniffade | sniffas | sniffades |
| ind. plural1 | sniffa | sniffade | sniffas | sniffades |
| subjunctive2 | sniffe | sniffade | sniffes | sniffades |
| present participle | sniffande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.