skratta

Swedish

Etymology

skratt +‎ -a, used since 1561, cognate with Danish skratte (“to rattle, to make noise”), related to an obsolete Swedish word skrata (to scare away by making noise).

Pronunciation

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Verb

skratta (present skrattar, preterite skrattade, supine skrattat, imperative skratta)

to laugh

Conjugation

Conjugation of skratta (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	skratta	skrattas
Present tense	skrattar	skrattas
Past tense	skrattade	skrattades
Supine	skrattat	skrattats
Imperative	skratta	—
Present participle	skrattande
Past participle	skrattad

Antonyms

gråta

Related terms

gapskratta
skratt
skratta bort
skratta till
skratta ut
skrattag
skrattanfall
skrattare
skrattattack

skrattfest
skrattfågel
skrattgrop
skrattig
skrattlust, skrattlusta
skrattlysten
skrattlystnad
skrattmuskel
skrattmås

skrattparoxysm
skrattpiller
skrattretande
skrattrynka
skrattsalva
skrattsjuk
skrattspegel
skrattsuccé
skrattögd

References

skratta in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
skratta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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