flimra
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from German flimmern. Doublet of flamma.
Verb
flimra (present flimrar, preterite flimrade, supine flimrat, imperative flimra)
- to flicker (also figuratively about for example mental images rushing by)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | flimra | — | ||
| supine | flimrat | — | ||
| imperative | flimra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | flimren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | flimrar | flimrade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | flimra | flimrade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | flimre | flimrade | — | — |
| present participle | flimrande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- flimmer (“flickering”)
References
- “flimra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “flimra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “flimra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)