smaska

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare English smash.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²smaska/
  • Rhymes: -²aska

Verb

smaska (present smaskar, preterite smaskade, supine smaskat, imperative smaska)

  1. to eat noisily, to slurp
    • 1980, Elsi Rydsjö, När morgonvinden blåser:
      Hon smaskade belåtet av brödet och fläsket.
      She was slurping happily from the bread and the pork.
  2. to make a splashing sound
    • 1980, Ulla Trenter, Skyddsänglarna:
      Hon släppte ner skurtrasan på golvet så att den smaskade och satte händerna i sidorna.
      She dropped the swab on the floor so that it splashed and put her arms akimbo.

Conjugation
Conjugation of smaska (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive smaska smaskas
Supine smaskat smaskats
Imperative smaska —
Imper. plural1 smasken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative smaskar smaskade smaskas smaskades
Ind. plural1 smaska smaskade smaskas smaskades
Subjunctive2 smaske smaskade smaskes smaskades
Participles
Present participle smaskande
Past participle smaskad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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