åvila
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
å (“on (obsolete)”) + vila (“rest”)
Verb edit
åvila (present åvilar, preterite åvilade, supine åvilat, imperative åvila)
- (formal) to lie with, to rest with (of responsibility or the like)
- Synonym: vila på
- Det yttersta ansvaret åvilar styrelsen
- The ultimate responsibility lies with the board of directors
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of åvila (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | åvila | åvilas | ||
| Supine | åvilat | åvilats | ||
| Imperative | åvila | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | åvilen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | åvilar | åvilade | åvilas | åvilades |
| Ind. plural1 | åvila | åvilade | åvilas | åvilades |
| Subjunctive2 | åvile | åvilade | åviles | åvilades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | åvilande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||