plumsa

Swedish

Etymology

plums +‎ -a

Verb

plumsa (present plumsar, preterite plumsade, supine plumsat, imperative plumsa)

1. to fall heavily into water (or another liquid), to splash, to plop

   Hon halkade på bryggan och plumsade i sjön

   She slipped on the dock and splashed into the lake

2. (by extension) to trudge through deep snow or the like

   Synonym: (trudge through deep snow) pulsa

Conjugation

Conjugation of plumsa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	plumsa		plumsas
supine	plumsat		plumsats
imperative	plumsa		—
imper. plural1	plumsen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	plumsar	plumsade	plumsas	plumsades
ind. plural1	plumsa	plumsade	plumsas	plumsades
subjunctive2	plumse	plumsade	plumses	plumsades
present participle		plumsande
past participle		—

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

See also

• klafsa
• klucka
• plurra
• skvalpa
• skvätta

References

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