snickra

Swedish

Etymology

Disputed. Arguably pure back-formation from snickare. Arguably directly from the dialectal verb snicka, from Old Swedish snikka, from Old Norse *sníðka, from sníða (from whence also snida).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsnɪkˌra/

Verb

snickra (present snickrar, preterite snickrade, supine snickrat, imperative snickra)

1. to do woodwork or carpentry
2. (figuratively, usually with ihop) to put together

   snickra ihop en plan

   put together a plan

Conjugation

Conjugation of snickra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	snickra		snickras
supine	snickrat		snickrats
imperative	snickra		—
imper. plural1	snickren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	snickrar	snickrade	snickras	snickrades
ind. plural1	snickra	snickrade	snickras	snickrades
subjunctive2	snickre	snickrade	snickres	snickrades
present participle		snickrande
past participle		snickrad

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

Related terms

• snickare
• snickeri

References

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

Anagrams

• nickars