skallra
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Swedish skaldra. Doublet of skall and skalla.
Noun[edit]
skallra c
- a rattle (baby's toy, musical instrument)
Declension[edit]
| Declension of skallra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | skallra | skallran | skallror | skallrorna |
| Genitive | skallras | skallrans | skallrors | skallrornas |
Verb[edit]
skallra (present skallrar, preterite skallrade, supine skallrat, imperative skallra)
- to rattle (make a rattling noise)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of skallra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | skallra | — | ||
| Supine | skallrat | — | ||
| Imperative | skallra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | skallren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | skallrar | skallrade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | skallra | skallrade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | skallre | skallrade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | skallrande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms[edit]
- skallerorm (“rattlesnake”)
See also[edit]
- skramla (“rattle with harsh or metallic sounds”)
References[edit]
- skallra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skallra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skallra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skallra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)