ploppa

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

ploppa (present ploppar, preterite ploppade, supine ploppat, imperative ploppa)

1. to plop ((cause to) make a plopping sound, sometimes figuratively)

   Bebisen ploppade ut

   The baby plopped out

2. (with a particle like upp or in) to suddenly appear; to pop up, to come in, etc.

   Arga mejl började ploppa in

   Angry emails were starting to come in ["plop in"]

Conjugation

Conjugation of ploppa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	ploppa		ploppas
supine	ploppat		ploppats
imperative	ploppa		—
imper. plural1	ploppen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ploppar	ploppade	ploppas	ploppades
ind. plural1	ploppa	ploppade	ploppas	ploppades
subjunctive2	ploppe	ploppade	ploppes	ploppades
present participle		ploppande
past participle		—

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

Related terms

• plopp

See also

• plumsa

References

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