betyda
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish bethydha, from Middle Low German beduden, equivalent to be- + tyda.[1] Cognate with Danish betyde, Norwegian Bokmål bety, Norwegian Nynorsk bety, German bedeuten, Vilamovian bydȧjta, Luxembourgish bedeiten, Dutch beduiden, older bedieden, Limburgish beduuje, Saterland Frisian betjuude and West Frisian betsjutte.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
betyda (present betyder, preterite betydde, supine betytt, imperative betyd)
- to mean (convey, signify, indicate)
- to mean; to be of importance (for someone)
- to mean; to result in
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of betyda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | betyda | — | ||
| Supine | betytt | — | ||
| Imperative | betyd | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | betyden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | betyder | betydde | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | betyda | betydde | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | betyde | betydde | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | betydande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms edit
References edit
Further reading edit
betyda in Svensk ordbok.