fjädra

Swedish

Etymology 1

fjäder (“spring”) +‎ -a

Verb

fjädra (present fjädrar, preterite fjädrade, supine fjädrat, imperative fjädra)

  1. to softly flex (elastically) under pressure (of or similar to a (set of) spring(s))
    en fjädrande yta
    a resilient/springy surface
    en fjädrande madrass
    a sprung mattress
    Bilsätet fjädrar för mycket
    The car seat is too soft / flexes too much
Conjugation
Conjugation of fjädra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive fjädra fjädras
Supine fjädrat fjädrats
Imperative fjädra —
Imper. plural1 fjädren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fjädrar fjädrade fjädras fjädrades
Ind. plural1 fjädra fjädrade fjädras fjädrades
Subjunctive2 fjädre fjädrade fjädres fjädrades
Participles
Present participle fjädrande
Past participle fjädrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

fjäder (“feather”) +‎ -a

Verb

fjädra (present fjädrar, preterite fjädrade, supine fjädrat, imperative fjädra)

  1. (reflexive) to feather (grow feathers, of a bird or the like)
  2. (reflexive, figuratively) to show off
Conjugation
Conjugation of fjädra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive fjädra —
Supine fjädrat —
Imperative fjädra —
Imper. plural1 fjädren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative fjädrar fjädrade — —
Ind. plural1 fjädra fjädrade — —
Subjunctive2 fjädre fjädrade — —
Participles
Present participle fjädrande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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