svikta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

svikta

  1. inflection of svikte:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German swichten.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋikta/

Verb

svikta (present tense sviktar, past tense svikta, past participle svikta, passive infinitive sviktast, present participle sviktande, imperative svikta/svikt)

  1. to fail, give in; break
    Grunnen under oss sviktar.
    The ground beneath us is giving in.
  2. to betray
Synonyms

Noun

svikta f

  1. definite singular of svikt

References

Swedish

Verb

svikta (present sviktar, preterite sviktade, supine sviktat, imperative svikta)

  1. to bend (or compress, etc.) sharply and then regain shape (of for example a springboard)
  2. to bend and nearly give way (of for example a bridge)
  3. (figuratively) to falter, to fail
    sviktande mod
    faltering courage
    sviktande hälsa
    failing health

Conjugation
Conjugation of svikta (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive svikta sviktas
Supine sviktat sviktats
Imperative svikta —
Imper. plural1 svikten —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sviktar sviktade sviktas sviktades
Ind. plural1 svikta sviktade sviktas sviktades
Subjunctive2 svikte sviktade sviktes sviktades
Participles
Present participle sviktande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References
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