klämma
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an example of a klämma (an old paper clip) 
Hair claw clips and the like are also considered klämmor (due to squeezing) – hence "grasping" being included in the gloss.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish klæmma.
Pronunciation
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Noun
klämma c
- a clip, a clamp, a fastener (device that holds things together by pressing or grasping – "squeezing")
- en klädnypa är en klämma
- a clothespin is a fastener (that squeezes)
- a jam (difficult situation)
Declension
| Declension of klämma | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | klämma | klämman | klämmor | klämmorna |
| Genitive | klämmas | klämmans | klämmors | klämmornas |
Derived terms
- hårklämma
- pappersklämma (“binder clip”)
- renklämma
- slangklämma
- slipsklämma (“tie clip”)
- surströmmingsklämma
- tvättklämma
See also
Verb
klämma (present klämmer, preterite klämde, supine klämt, imperative kläm)
- to squeeze
- to injure (a body part) through squeezing; to jam, to crush, to smash, etc.
- Jag klämde tån i dörren
- I closed the door on my toe (for example) – "I squeezed my toe in the door"
- (reflexive) to injure oneself as above
- Klämde du dig?
- Did you get your finger jammed? (for example) – "Did you squeeze yourself?"
Conjugation
Conjugation of klämma (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | klämma | klämmas | ||
| Supine | klämt | klämts | ||
| Imperative | kläm | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | klämmen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | klämmer | klämde | kläms, klämmes | klämdes |
| Ind. plural1 | klämma | klämde | klämmas | klämdes |
| Subjunctive2 | klämme | klämde | klämmes | klämdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | klämmande | |||
| Past participle | klämd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
- beklämd
- beklämmande
- beklämning
- fastklämma
- inklämma
- kläm
- klämdag
- klämkäck
- klämmig
- klämning
- klämskada (“crushing injury”)
- slutkläm