smula

See also: smůla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish smula, from a verb meaning to "crumble" and from a derivative of Old Norse mold (“soil, dust”), hence related to English mold.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -²ʉːla

Noun

smula c

  1. a crumb (of bread)
  2. a (tiny) bit
    Med en smula tur så klarar vi oss
    With a bit of luck, we'll be alright

Declension
Declension of smula 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative smula smulan smulor smulorna
Genitive smulas smulans smulors smulornas

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Verb

smula (present smular, preterite smulade, supine smulat, imperative smula)

  1. to crumble (break into crumbs)
    Vi smulade ner lite bröd i soppan
    We crumbled some bread into the soup
  2. to crumble, to give off crumbs
    Andas in när du äter knäckebrödet. Det smular så förskräckligt annars.
    Breathe in when you're eating the crispbread. It crumbles so darn much otherwise.

Conjugation
Conjugation of smula (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive smula smulas
Supine smulat smulats
Imperative smula —
Imper. plural1 smulen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative smular smulade smulas smulades
Ind. plural1 smula smulade smulas smulades
Subjunctive2 smule smulade smules smulades
Participles
Present participle smulande
Past participle smulad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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