kvala

Faroese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɛaːla/
  • Rhymes: -ɛaːla
  • Homophones: hvala, kvæla

Verb

kvala (third person singular past indicative kvaldi, third person plural past indicative kvaldu, supine kvalt)

  1. (transitive) choke
  2. (transitive) smother
  3. (transitive) strangle, throttle
  4. (transitive) asphyxiate
  5. (transitive) quell, stifle

Conjugation
Conjugation of kvala (group v-1)
infinitive kvala
supine kvalt
participle (a7)1 kvalandi kvaldur
present past
first singular kvali kvaldi
second singular kvalir kvaldi
third singular kvalir kvaldi
plural kvala kvaldu
imperative
singular kval!
plural kvalið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Old Norse

Noun

kvala

  1. genitive plural of kvǫl

Swedish

Etymology

kval (“qualification”) +‎ -a

Verb

kvala (present kvalar, preterite kvalade, supine kvalat, imperative kvala)

  1. (sports, colloquial) to participate in a qualifier

Conjugation
Conjugation of kvala (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kvala kvalas
Supine kvalat kvalats
Imperative kvala —
Imper. plural1 kvalen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative kvalar kvalade kvalas kvalades
Ind. plural1 kvala kvalade kvalas kvalades
Subjunctive2 kvale kvalade kvales kvalades
Participles
Present participle kvalande
Past participle kvalad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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References
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