skratta
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en skrattande man
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
skratta (present tense skrattar, past tense skratta, past participle skratta, passive infinitive skrattast, present participle skrattande, imperative skratta/skratt)
- to laugh loudly
- (of birds) to cackle, make a loud noise (e.g. like a crow)
References
- “skratta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
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Etymology
skratt + -a, used since 1561, cognate with Danish skratte (“to rattle, to make noise”), related to an obsolete Swedish word skrata (to scare away by making noise).
Pronunciation
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Verb
skratta (present skrattar, preterite skrattade, supine skrattat, imperative skratta)
- to laugh
Conjugation
Conjugation of skratta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skratta | skrattas | ||
| Supine | skrattat | skrattats | ||
| Imperative | skratta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skratten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skrattar | skrattade | skrattas | skrattades |
| Ind. plural1 | skratta | skrattade | skrattas | skrattades |
| Subjunctive2 | skratte | skrattade | skrattes | skrattades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skrattande | |||
| Past participle | skrattad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- gapskratta
- skratt
- skratta bort
- skratta till
- skratta ut
- skrattag
- skrattanfall
- skrattar bäst som skrattar sist
- skrattare
- skrattattack
- skrattfest
- skrattfågel
- skrattgrop
- skrattig
- skrattlust, skrattlusta
- skrattlysten
- skrattlystnad
- skrattmuskel
- skrattmås
- skrattparoxysm
- skrattpiller
- skrattretande
- skrattrynka
- skrattsalva
- skrattsjuk
- skrattspegel
- skrattsuccé
- skrattögd
See also
References
- skratta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skratta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skratta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skratta in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)