klibba

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German kleben, from Proto-Germanic *klibāną.

Verb

klibba

1. to stick, to be sticky

   De hade köpt en klibbig boll som klibbade sig fast när man kastade den på grejer

   They had bought a sticky ball that stuck ("stickied itself stuck") when you threw it at stuff

Conjugation

Conjugation of klibba (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	klibba		klibbas
supine	klibbat		klibbats
imperative	klibba		—
imper. plural1	klibben		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	klibbar	klibbade	klibbas	klibbades
ind. plural1	klibba	klibbade	klibbas	klibbades
subjunctive2	klibbe	klibbade	klibbes	klibbades
present participle		klibbande
past participle		—

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

Related terms

• klibb
• klibbig

References

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