räffla
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Distantly related to English rifle and hence from the root of the verb riva (“to grate, rip, tear out”).
Noun
[edit]räffla c
Declension
[edit]| Declension of räffla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | räffla | räfflan | räfflor | räfflorna |
| Genitive | räfflas | räfflans | räfflors | räfflornas |
Verb
[edit]räffla (present räfflar, preterite räfflade, supine räfflat, imperative räffla)
- (often in the past participle) to make ribbed (provide with parallel grooves)
- räfflad metal
- ribbed metal
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of räffla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | räffla | räfflas | ||
| Supine | räfflat | räfflats | ||
| Imperative | räffla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | räfflen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | räfflar | räfflade | räfflas | räfflades |
| Ind. plural1 | räffla | räfflade | räfflas | räfflades |
| Subjunctive2 | räffle | räfflade | räffles | räfflades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | räfflande | |||
| Past participle | räfflad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||