frottera
French
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Verb
editfrottera
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom French frotter, suffixed with -era.
Verb
editfrottera (present frotterar, preterite frotterade, supine frotterat, imperative frottera)
- rub
- (reflexive) rub shoulders, rub elbows
- han frotterar sig med societeten ― he rubs elbows with high society
Usage notes
editIn the reflexive form frottera sig, typically with the implication that it is done out of vanity or in order to gain advantages.
Conjugation
editConjugation of frottera (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | frottera | frotteras | ||
Supine | frotterat | frotterats | ||
Imperative | frottera | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | frotteren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | frotterar | frotterade | frotteras | frotterades |
Ind. plural1 | frottera | frotterade | frotteras | frotterades |
Subjunctive2 | frottere | frotterade | frotteres | frotterades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | frotterande | |||
Past participle | frotterad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
edit- frottera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- frottera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- frottera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- frottera in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)