smula

See also: smůla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish smula, from a verb meaning to "crumble" and from a derivative of Old Norse mold (“soil, dust”), hence related to English mold.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -²ʉːla

Noun

smula c

1. a crumb (of bread)
2. a tiny bit

Declension

Declension of smula
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	smula	smulan	smulor	smulorna
Genitive	smulas	smulans	smulors	smulornas

Verb

smula (present smular, preterite smulade, supine smulat, imperative smula)

1. to shred (into pieces)

Conjugation

Conjugation of smula (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	smula		smulas
Supine	smulat		smulats
Imperative	smula		—
Imper. plural1	smulen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	smular	smulade	smulas	smulades
Ind. plural1	smula	smulade	smulas	smulades
Subjunctive2	smule	smulade	smules	smulades
	Participles
Present participle	smulande
Past participle	smulad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

• mulas