minska

See also: Minska and Minskā

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• minsket

Verb

minska

1. inflection of minske:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse *minska, from Proto-Germanic *minnisōną. More at mince.

Pronunciation

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Verb

minska (present minskar, preterite minskade, supine minskat, imperative minska)

1. to reduce
2. to decrease

Conjugation

Conjugation of minska (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	minska		minskas
Supine	minskat		minskats
Imperative	minska		—
Imper. plural1	minsken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	minskar	minskade	minskas	minskades
Ind. plural1	minska	minskade	minskas	minskades
Subjunctive2	minske	minskade	minskes	minskades
	Participles
Present participle	minskande
Past participle	minskad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• förminska

Related terms

• mindre
• minskning
• minst

Further reading

• minska in Svensk ordbok.
• minska in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• ankism, kamins, maskin