blixtra

Swedish

Etymology

From either blixta or *blixra, from blixa, without close relatives in Scandinavian, but ultimately from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyǵ-. Cognate of Dutch bliksemen, German blitzen.

Verb

blixtra (present blixtrar, preterite blixtrade, supine blixtrat, imperative blixtra)

1. to flash; to emit a flashing light

   Kamerorna blixtrade

   The cameras flashed

2. (impersonal) to have lightning strike

   Det blixtrar ute

   There's lightning outside

Conjugation

Conjugation of blixtra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	blixtra		—
supine	blixtrat		—
imperative	blixtra		—
imper. plural1	blixtren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	blixtrar	blixtrade	—	—
ind. plural1	blixtra	blixtrade	—	—
subjunctive2	blixtre	blixtrade	—	—
present participle		blixtrande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• blixt
• blixtra förbi
• blixtra till

References

• blixtra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• blixtra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• blixtra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• blixtra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• blixtar