fradga

Swedish

Noun

fradga c

1. froth (around the mouth, usually from illness or (powerless) rage, sometimes figuratively)

   att (tugga) fradga

   to froth at the mouth ("chew froth")

2. froth, foam (more generally, often on carbonated beverages and of foam with smaller bubbles)

   Synonym: skum

Declension

Declension of fradga

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	fradga	fradgas
	definite	fradgan	fradgans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• tugga fradga (“to froth at the mouth”) (more common than plain fradga)

See also

• rabies

Verb

fradga (present fradgar, preterite fradgade, supine fradgat, imperative fradga)

1. (sometimes reflexive) to become frothy (e.g. of the sea, or froth at the mouth)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fradga (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	fradga		fradgas
supine	fradgat		fradgats
imperative	fradga		—
imper. plural1	fradgen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	fradgar	fradgade	fradgas	fradgades
ind. plural1	fradga	fradgade	fradgas	fradgades
subjunctive2	fradge	fradgade	fradges	fradgades
present participle		fradgande
past participle		fradgad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Further reading

• “fradga”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)