klämma

Swedish
an example of a klämma (an old paper clip)
Hair claw clips and the like are also considered klämmor (due to squeezing) – hence "grasping" being included in the gloss.

Etymology

From Old Swedish klæmma.

Pronunciation
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Noun

klämma c

  1. a clip, a clamp, a fastener (device that holds things together by pressing or grasping – "squeezing")
    en klädnypa är en klämma
    a clothespin is a fastener (that squeezes)
  2. a jam (difficult situation)

Declension
Declension of klämma 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klämma klämman klämmor klämmorna
Genitive klämmas klämmans klämmors klämmornas

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Verb

klämma (present klämmer, preterite klämde, supine klämt, imperative kläm)

  1. to squeeze
  2. to injure (a body part) through squeezing; to jam, to crush, to smash, etc.
    Jag klämde tån i dörren
    I closed the door on my toe (for example) – "I squeezed my toe in the door"
  3. (reflexive) to injure oneself as above
    Klämde du dig?
    Did you get your finger jammed? (for example) – "Did you squeeze yourself?"

Conjugation
Conjugation of klämma (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive klämma klämmas
Supine klämt klämts
Imperative kläm —
Imper. plural1 klämmen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative klämmer klämde kläms, klämmes klämdes
Ind. plural1 klämma klämde klämmas klämdes
Subjunctive2 klämme klämde klämmes klämdes
Participles
Present participle klämmande
Past participle klämd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References
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