löva

Swedish

Etymology

löv (“leaf”) +‎ -a

Verb

löva (present lövar, preterite lövade, supine lövat, imperative löva)

1. to deck with leaves, to adorn with leaves

Conjugation

Conjugation of löva (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	löva		lövas
Supine	lövat		lövats
Imperative	löva		—
Imper. plural1	löven		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	lövar	lövade	lövas	lövades
Ind. plural1	löva	lövade	lövas	lövades
Subjunctive2	löve	lövade	löves	lövades
	Participles
Present participle	lövande
Past participle	lövad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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