kliva
See also: klíva
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kliva (present tense kliv, past tense kleiv, supine klive, past participle kliven, present participle klivande, imperative kliv)
- to climb
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “kliva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse klífa, from Proto-Germanic *klībaną.
Verb edit
klīva
- to climb
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of klīva (strong)
Descendants edit
- Swedish: kliva
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish klīva, from Old Norse klífa, from Proto-Germanic *klībaną.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
kliva (present kliver, preterite klev, supine klivit, imperative kliv)
- (often with a particle specifying direction) to take one or more big steps, to step, to stride
- (with a particle like på, av, i, in, ur) to step onto, off, in, into, out of, etc. (something)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of kliva (class 1 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | kliva | — | ||
Supine | klivit | — | ||
Imperative | kliv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kliven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kliver | klev | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | kliva | klevo | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | klive | kleve | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | klivande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
References edit
- kliva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kliva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kliva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kliva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)