grymta
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse *grynta from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *grunnōną (“to grunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrun- (“to shout”). Cognate with German grunzen (“to grunt”), Danish grynte (“to grunt”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editgrymta (present grymtar, preterite grymtade, supine grymtat, imperative grymta)
- to grunt (of a pig, or more generally, for example of grumbling expression)
- Vad säger grisen om djurplågeri? Grymt!
- What does the pig say about animal cruelty? Grunt! / Cruel! (pun – see grym (“cruel”))
- to oink
- "Nöff, nöff" grymtade grisen
- "Oink, oink" oinked the pig
Conjugation
editConjugation of grymta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | grymta | grymtas | ||
Supine | grymtat | grymtats | ||
Imperative | grymta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | grymten | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | grymtar | grymtade | grymtas | grymtades |
Ind. plural1 | grymta | grymtade | grymtas | grymtades |
Subjunctive2 | grymte | grymtade | grymtes | grymtades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | grymtande | |||
Past participle | grymtad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
editSee also
edit- nöff (“oink!”)
References
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