blixtra

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Swedish

Etymology

From either blixta or *blixra, from blixa, without close relatives in Scandinavian, but ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-. Cognate of Dutch bliksemen, German blitzen.

Verb

blixtra (present blixtrar, preterite blixtrade, supine blixtrat, imperative blixtra)

  1. to flash; to emit a flashing light
    Kamerorna blixtrade
    The cameras flashed
  2. (impersonal) to have lightning strike
    Det blixtrar ute
    There's lightning outside

Conjugation

Conjugation of blixtra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive blixtra —
Supine blixtrat —
Imperative blixtra —
Imper. plural1 blixtren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative blixtrar blixtrade — —
Ind. plural1 blixtra blixtrade — —
Subjunctive2 blixtre blixtrade — —
Participles
Present participle blixtrande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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