sluddra

Swedish

Etymology

From Low German sludern, from a group of words derived from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“loose, slack, flabby”), such as English slumber. Compare also Dutch slodderen (“to be sloppy”).

Verb

sluddra (present sluddrar, preterite sluddrade, supine sluddrat, imperative sluddra)

1. to speak unclearly (due to poor articulation), to slur

   Varför sluddrar han? Är han full?

   Why is he slurring his speech? Is he drunk?

Conjugation

Conjugation of sluddra (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	sluddra		sluddras
supine	sluddrat		sluddrats
imperative	sluddra		—
imper. plural1	sluddren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	sluddrar	sluddrade	sluddras	sluddrades
ind. plural1	sluddra	sluddrade	sluddras	sluddrades
subjunctive2	sluddre	sluddrade	sluddres	sluddrades
present participle		sluddrande
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• sludder
• sluddrig

References

• “sluddra”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “sluddra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “sluddra”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• sluddra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)