tramsa

Swedish

Etymology

The noun was originally a dialectal word for the bridesmaid who walks ahead of the bride and paves their way. Likely formed as a variant of trampa. The verb tramsa derives from the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tramsa/

Verb

tramsa (present tramsar, preterite tramsade, supine tramsat, imperative tramsa)

1. to act in a silly manner, to not be (appropriately) serious

   Sluta tramsa!

   Get serious!

Conjugation

Conjugation of tramsa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	tramsa		tramsas
supine	tramsat		tramsats
imperative	tramsa		—
imper. plural1	tramsen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tramsar	tramsade	tramsas	tramsades
ind. plural1	tramsa	tramsade	tramsas	tramsades
subjunctive2	tramse	tramsade	tramses	tramsades
present participle		tramsande
past participle		tramsad

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

Related terms

• trams
• tramsig

Noun

tramsa c

1. (colloquial, rare) a frivolous girl or woman

Declension

Declension of tramsa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tramsa	tramsas
	definite	tramsan	tramsans
plural	indefinite	tramsor	tramsors
	definite	tramsorna	tramsornas

References

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

Anagrams

• armast, ramats, smarta