prassla

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German prasseln, originally onomatopoeic.

Verb

prassla (present prasslar, preterite prasslade, supine prasslat, imperative prassla)

1. to rustle, to crinkle (of or like dry leaves or paper set in motion – sometimes of doing something that produces such a sound)

   prasslande löv

   rustling leaves

   slippa prassla med sedlar

   not have to fiddle ("crinkle") with bills

   prasslande när hunden sätter sig i Ikea-kassen

   crinkling noise when the dog sits down in the IKEA bag

2. (figuratively, colloquial) to philander

   Synonym: vänsterprassla

Conjugation

Conjugation of prassla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	prassla		prasslas
supine	prasslat		prasslats
imperative	prassla		—
imper. plural1	prasslen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	prasslar	prasslade	prasslas	prasslades
ind. plural1	prassla	prasslade	prasslas	prasslades
subjunctive2	prassle	prasslade	prassles	prasslades
present participle		prasslande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• prassel

See also

• rassla (“rustle (usually of or like something metallic)”)

References

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