proppa

Swedish

Verb

proppa (present proppar, preterite proppade, supine proppat, imperative proppa)

1. to stuff (until (nearly) full)

   Han proppade i sig godis ― He stuffed himself with candy

   Han proppade in godis i munnen ― He stuffed candy into his mouth

   Han proppade väskan full med godis ― He stuffed the bag full of candy

2. (usually with igen or till) to plug, to clog up

   Röret proppades igen av slem ― The pipe became clogged with sludge

Conjugation

Conjugation of proppa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	proppa		proppas
supine	proppat		proppats
imperative	proppa		—
imper. plural1	proppen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	proppar	proppade	proppas	proppades
ind. plural1	proppa	proppade	proppas	proppades
subjunctive2	proppe	proppade	proppes	proppades
present participle		proppande
past participle		proppad

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

Synonyms

• knöka
• späcka

Related terms

• propp (“plug”)
• propp- (“very (to the point of being plugged up, figuratively)”)

See also

• proppfull (“crammed, cram-full, jam-packed”)
• proppmätt (“stuffed (with food)”)

References

• “proppa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “proppa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “proppa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)