söva
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- söfva (pre-1906 spelling)
Etymology edit
From Old Norse sœfa, sǿfa, causative of sova (< sofa).
Verb edit
söva (present söver, preterite sövde, supine sövt, imperative söv)
- send to sleep, cause someone to fall asleep
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of söva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | söva | sövas | ||
| Supine | sövt | sövts | ||
| Imperative | söv | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | söven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | söver | sövde | sövs, söves | sövdes |
| Ind. plural1 | söva | sövde | sövas | sövdes |
| Subjunctive2 | söve | sövde | söves | sövdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sövande | |||
| Past participle | sövd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References edit
- söva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- söva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- söva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)