ruttna
Swedish
editEtymology
editrutten + -a, Old Swedish rutna, rotna, same as Danish rådne, Norwegian Bokmål råtne, Icelandic rotna. The adjective rutten (“rotten”) originated as the past participle of a different verb than this one, one of strong conjugation. Both verbs ultimately relate to röta (“rot”). From Old Norse rotna.
Verb
editruttna (present ruttnar, preterite ruttnade, supine ruttnat, imperative ruttna)
Conjugation
editConjugation of ruttna (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ruttna | — | ||
| Supine | ruttnat | — | ||
| Imperative | ruttna | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | ruttnen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ruttnar | ruttnade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | ruttna | ruttnade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | ruttne | ruttnade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | ruttnande | |||
| Past participle | ruttnad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||