skratta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• skratte

Etymology

Onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²skrɑtːɑ/

Verb

skratta (present tense skrattar, past tense skratta, past participle skratta, passive infinitive skrattast, present participle skrattande, imperative skratta/skratt)

1. to laugh loudly
2. (of birds) to cackle, make a loud noise (e.g. like a crow)

References

• “skratta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

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)

1. to laugh

   Synonyms: garva, flabba

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.

Antonyms

• gråta

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

• fnissa
• le

References

• skratta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• skratta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• skratta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• skratta in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• krattas, skattar