svika
Icelandic
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʋiːka/
Verb
svika (present tense svik, past tense sveik, past participle svike, passive infinitive svikast, present participle svikande, imperative svik)
- to betray
References
- “svika” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish svīkia, from Old Norse svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sviːka/
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Verb
svika (present sviker, preterite svek, supine svikit, imperative svik)
- to betray, to let down, to disappoint
Conjugation
Conjugation of svika (class 1 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | svika | svikas | ||
| Supine | svikit | svikits | ||
| Imperative | svik | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sviken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sviker | svek | sviks, svikes | sveks |
| Ind. plural1 | svika | sveko | svikas | svekos |
| Subjunctive2 | svike | sveke | svikes | svekes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svikande | |||
| Past participle | sviken | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
- bedra (“deceive”)
Further reading
- svika in Svensk ordbok.
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