knottra

Swedish

Noun

knottra c

1. an individual goosebump
2. a small raise of a surface similar to a goose bump
3. adenoma

Declension

Declension of knottra

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	knottra	knottras
	definite	knottran	knottrans
plural	indefinite	knottror	knottrors
	definite	knottrorna	knottrornas

Verb

knottra (present knottrar, preterite knottrade, supine knottrat, imperative knottra)

1. (usually reflexive or passive) to become covered in (very) small bumps (e.g. of skin when getting goosebumps)

   Huden knottrade sig

   The skin "bumped itself" (goosebumps)

   Huden knottrades

   The skin "was bumped" (goosebumps, no difference in meaning from the first example)

Conjugation

Conjugation of knottra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	knottra		knottras
supine	knottrat		knottrats
imperative	knottra		—
imper. plural1	knottren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	knottrar	knottrade	knottras	knottrades
ind. plural1	knottra	knottrade	knottras	knottrades
subjunctive2	knottre	knottrade	knottres	knottrades
present participle		knottrande
past participle		—

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

Related terms

• knottrig

See also

• gåshud (“goosebumps”)

References

• knottra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• knottra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• knottra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)