grädda

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From grädde (“cream”).

Noun

grädda c

  1. cream (the best of something)
    De är samhällets grädda
    They're the cream of society
    tillhöra gräddan av hockeyspelare
    belong to the cream of hockey players
Declension
Declension of grädda
nominative genitive
singular indefinite grädda gräddas
definite gräddan gräddans
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Etymology 2

Possibly from grädde (“cream”), in the sense of "film, coating."

Verb

grädda (present gräddar, preterite gräddade, supine gräddat, imperative grädda)

  1. to bake, to fry (so as to give a browned surface and a firm consistency, in an oven or frying pan)
    grädda pannkakor
    make pancakes
    grädda ugnspannkakan i ugnen
    bake the oven pancake in the oven
Conjugation
Conjugation of grädda (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive grädda gräddas
Supine gräddat gräddats
Imperative grädda —
Imper. plural1 grädden —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gräddar gräddade gräddas gräddades
Ind. plural1 grädda gräddade gräddas gräddades
Subjunctive2 grädde gräddade gräddes gräddades
Participles
Present participle gräddande
Past participle gräddad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms

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