grymta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse *grynta from Proto-Germanic *grunnatjaną (“to grunt”), frequentative of Proto-Germanic *grunnōną (“to grunt”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrun- (“to shout”). Cognate with German grunzen (“to grunt”), Danish grynte (“to grunt”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrʏmˈta/

Verb

grymta (present grymtar, preterite grymtade, supine grymtat, imperative grymta)

  1. to grunt (of a pig, or more generally, for example of grumbling expression)
    Vad säger grisen om djurplågeri? Grymt!
    What does the pig say about animal cruelty? Grunt! / Cruel! (pun – see grym (“cruel”))
  2. to oink
    "Nöff, nöff" grymtade grisen
    "Oink, oink" oinked the pig

Conjugation
Conjugation of grymta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive grymta grymtas
Supine grymtat grymtats
Imperative grymta —
Imper. plural1 grymten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative grymtar grymtade grymtas grymtades
Ind. plural1 grymta grymtade grymtas grymtades
Subjunctive2 grymte grymtade grymtes grymtades
Participles
Present participle grymtande
Past participle grymtad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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