klyfta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kluft, klyft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz.

Noun

klyfta c

  1. a clove; a separate bulb of a garlic
  2. a wedge-shaped part of a fruit, either cut into shape or naturally formed (as with e.g. oranges)
  3. a cleft
  4. cleavage

Declension
Declension of klyfta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klyfta klyftan klyftor klyftorna
Genitive klyftas klyftans klyftors klyftornas

Verb

klyfta (present klyftar, preterite klyftade, supine klyftat, imperative klyfta)

  1. to cut into a clefts, to split an orange

Conjugation
Conjugation of klyfta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive klyfta klyftas
Supine klyftat klyftats
Imperative klyfta —
Imper. plural1 klyften —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative klyftar klyftade klyftas klyftades
Ind. plural1 klyfta klyftade klyftas klyftades
Subjunctive2 klyfte klyftade klyftes klyftades
Participles
Present participle klyftande
Past participle klyftad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References
  • klyfta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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