avlossa

Swedish

Etymology

av- +‎ lossa. Attested since 1629. Compare Dutch aflossen.

Verb

avlossa (present avlossar, preterite avlossade, supine avlossat, imperative avlossa)

1. to fire, to discharge (fire a projectile)

   Synonym: avfyra

   avlossa tio skott

   fire ten bullets

Conjugation

Conjugation of avlossa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	avlossa		avlossas
Supine	avlossat		avlossats
Imperative	avlossa		—
Imper. plural1	avlossen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	avlossar	avlossade	avlossas	avlossades
Ind. plural1	avlossa	avlossade	avlossas	avlossades
Subjunctive2	avlosse	avlossade	avlosses	avlossades
	Participles
Present participle	avlossande
Past participle	avlossad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• avlossning

References

• avlossa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• avlossa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• avlossa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)