skriva
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”), from Proto-Italic *skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European *skreybʰ-. Compare Icelandic skrifa, Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
skriva (third person singular past indicative skrivaði, supine skrivað)
- to write
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of skriva (group v-30) | ||
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infinitive | skriva | |
supine | skrivað | |
participle (a6)1 | skrivandi | skrivaður |
present | past | |
first singular | skrivi | skrivaði |
second singular | skrivar | skrivaði |
third singular | skrivar | skrivaði |
plural | skriva | skrivaðu |
imperative | ||
singular | skriva! | |
plural | skrivið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Related terms edit
- skrivari (secretary)
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
skriva (present tense skriv, past tense skreiv, supine skrive, past participle skriven, present participle skrivande, imperative skriv)
- a-infinitive form of skrive (“to write”)
- Eg skal skriva ei bok. ― I will write a book.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
skriva n
Anagrams edit
Old Frisian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”).
Verb edit
skrīva
- to write
Inflection edit
infinitive | skrīva | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | skrīve | skrēf |
2nd person singular | skrīvest, skrīvst | skrēfest, skrēfst |
3rd person singular | skrīveth, skrīvth | skrēf |
plural | skrīvath | skriven |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | skrīve | skrive |
plural | skrīve, skrīven | skrive, skriven |
imperative | present | |
singular | skrīv | |
plural | skrīveth | |
participle | present | past |
skrīvande | eskriven, skriven |
Descendants edit
Old Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną.
Verb edit
skriva
Conjugation edit
present | past | ||||
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infinitive | skriva | — | |||
participle | skrivandi, -e | skrivaþer | |||
active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | skrivar | skrivi, -e | — | skrivaþi, -e | skrivaþi, -e |
þū | skrivar | skrivi, -e | skriva | skrivaþi, -e | skrivaþi, -e |
han | skrivar | skrivi, -e | — | skrivaþi, -e | skrivaþi, -e |
vīr | skrivum, -om | skrivum, -om | skrivum, -om | skrivaþum, -om | skrivaþum, -om |
īr | skrivin | skrivin | skrivin | skrivaþin | skrivaþin |
þēr | skriva | skrivin | — | skrivaþu, -o | skrivaþin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | skrivas | skrivis, -es | — | skrivaþis, -es | skrivaþis, -es |
þū | skrivas | skrivis, -es | — | skrivaþis, -es | skrivaþis, -es |
han | skrivas | skrivis, -es | — | skrivaþis, -es | skrivaþis, -es |
vīr | skrivums, -oms | skrivums, -oms | — | skrivaþums, -oms | skrivaþums, -oms |
īr | skrivins | skrivins | — | skrivaþins | skrivaþins |
þēr | skrivas | skrivins | — | skrivaþus, -os | skrivaþins |
or
Descendants edit
Swedish edit
Alternative forms edit
- skrifva (obsolete)
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Cognate with Danish skrive, Norwegian skriva, skrive, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven and German schreiben.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
skriva (present skriver, preterite skrev, supine skrivit, imperative skriv)
- to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a surface, using a pen or typewriter
- Hon skriver som en kråka.
- Her handwriting is not pretty.
- (literally, “She writes like a crow.”)
- Hur snabbt skriver du?
- How fast do you type?
- 1998, Svenska Folkbibeln, Stiftelsen Svenska Folkbibeln, Exodus 34:1:
- Herren sade till Mose: “Hugg ut två stentavlor åt dig, likadana som de förra. På dem skall jag skriva samma ord som stod på de förra tavlorna, som du slog sönder.
- The Lord said unto Moses, “Hew two stone tablets, like the previous. Upon them I shall write the same words as those written on the previous tablets, which you have broken.
- to be literate, to be able to write and spell
- Läser och skriver han?
- Does he read and write?
- to write, to author, to tell, to report, to publish; to compose and communicate a story
- Vem har skrivit den här boken?
- Who has written this book?
- Süddeutsche Zeitung skriver idag att inflationen är oförändrad.
- The Süddeutsche Zeitung writes today that inflation is unchanged.
- to sign, to underwrite; to put one's name on a contract or check (skriva under, skriva på)
- to take a test, to undergo written examination
- Jag ska skriva geografi nästa vecka.
- My geography exam is next week
- to register (a person), to matriculate; (skriva in, mantalsskriva)
- var är du skriven?
- where is your officially registered residency? (with Swedish tax authorities)
- to write, to print; using a computer printer (skriva ut)
- to record, to store, to save; whether by pen in a book, in computer memory or on magnetic disk
- filen måste först skrivas till disk
- the file must first be written to disk
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | skriva | skrivas | ||
Supine | skrivit | skrivits | ||
Imperative | skriv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skriven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skriver | skrev | skrivs, skrives | skrevs |
Ind. plural1 | skriva | skrevo | skrivas | skrevos |
Subjunctive2 | skrive | skreve | skrives | skreves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skrivande | |||
Past participle | skriven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
- skrift
- skriftställare
- skrivare
- skribent
- skriva av
- skriva in
- skriva ner
- skriva på
- skriva under
- skriva upp
- skriva ut
- skriva över
- skrivning
- det kan du skriva upp
- skriva någon på näsan
Further reading edit
- skriva in Svensk ordbok.