frossa

Swedish

Etymology 1

From verb frysa, compare origin of the noun/verb pair droppe and drypa. Attested since 1578.

Noun

frossa c

  1. shivering with chills (while having fever)
  2. (figurative) downturn
    börsfrossa
    stock market downturn
Declension
Declension of frossa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative frossa frossan frossor frossorna
Genitive frossas frossans frossors frossornas

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vratzen. Cognate of German fressen. Doublet of fräta. Attested as a verb since 1526, and as a noun since 1990.

Verb

frossa (present frossar, preterite frossade, supine frossat, imperative frossa)

  1. to glut, to gorge, to feast (eat gluttonously)
    De frossade på stekt gås
    They gorged on roast goose
  2. (figuratively) to revel
    Filmen frossar i 50-talsestetik
    The movie revels in 50s aesthetics
Conjugation
Conjugation of frossa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive frossa frossas
Supine frossat frossats
Imperative frossa —
Imper. plural1 frossen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative frossar frossade frossas frossades
Ind. plural1 frossa frossade frossas frossades
Subjunctive2 frosse frossade frosses frossades
Participles
Present participle frossande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Noun

frossa c

  1. (colloquial, often in compounds) gluttony, gorging
    Synonym: frosseri
    räkfrossa ― shrimp gorge fest
Declension
Declension of frossa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative frossa frossan frossor frossorna
Genitive frossas frossans frossors frossornas
See also

References
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