kittla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kitla, from Old Norse kitla, from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną, frequentative form of Proto-Germanic *kitōną (“to tickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *geid- (“to stick, jab, tickle”).

Verb

kittla (present kittlar, preterite kittlade, supine kittlat, imperative kittla)

  1. to tickle
    Synonym: (childish) killa
    kittla någon
    tickle someone
    Det kittlar fantasin
    It tickles the imagination

Conjugation
Conjugation of kittla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kittla kittlas
Supine kittlat kittlats
Imperative kittla —
Imper. plural1 kittlen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative kittlar kittlade kittlas kittlades
Ind. plural1 kittla kittlade kittlas kittlades
Subjunctive2 kittle kittlade kittles kittlades
Participles
Present participle kittlande
Past participle kittlad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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