kväsa
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German quessen, quetsen, quetten. Cognate of German quetschen, Danish kvæsse, kvæste. Arguably related to English quash, Dutch kwetsen.
Conjugation
Conjugation of kväsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kväsa | kväsas | ||
| Supine | kväst | kvästs | ||
| Imperative | kväs | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kväsen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kväser | kväste | kväses | kvästes |
| Ind. plural1 | kväsa | kväste | kväsas | kvästes |
| Subjunctive2 | kväse | kväste | kväses | kvästes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kväsande | |||
| Past participle | kväst | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References
- kväsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kväsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kväsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kväsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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