smörja
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish smyria, smøria‚ from Old Norse smyrja, from Proto-Germanic *smirwijaną, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą (see smör).
Pronunciation
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Noun
smörja c
- crap, bullshit; something of very low quality or truthfulness
- (colloquial) goo; any kind of partially liquid substance
Declension
Declension of smörja | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | smörja | smörjan | smörjor | smörjorna |
Genitive | smörjas | smörjans | smörjors | smörjornas |
Verb
smörja
- to grease, to oil; to apply fat or oil to a surface
- to apply salve, ointment or similar; to smear
- (euphemistic) to grease, to bribe; to perform any action as to make someone more receptive to one's wishes
Conjugation
Conjugation of smörja (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | smörja | smörjas | ||
Supine | smort | smorts | ||
Imperative | smörj | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | smörjen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | smörjer | smorde | smörjs, smörjes | smordes |
Ind. plural1 | smörja | smorde | smörjas | smordes |
Subjunctive2 | smörje | smorde | smörjes | smordes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | smörjande | |||
Past participle | smord | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of smörja (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | smörja | smörjas | ||
Supine | smörjt | smörjts | ||
Imperative | smörj | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | smörjen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | smörjer | smörjde | smörjs, smörjes | smörjdes |
Ind. plural1 | smörja | smörjde | smörjas | smörjdes |
Subjunctive2 | smörje | smörjde | smörjes | smörjdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | smörjande | |||
Past participle | smörjd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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