skymma
Swedish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editskymma (present skymmer, preterite skymde, supine skymt, imperative skym)
- to obscure (from view), to blot out
- Träden skymmer sjön
- The trees obscure the lake (the lake can't be (completely) seen because the trees are in the way)
- Månen skymmer solen under en solförmörkelse
- The moon obscures the sun during a solar eclipse
- to be getting dark (during dusk)
- Det började skymma ute
- It was beginning to get dark outside
Conjugation
editConjugation of skymma (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | skymma | skymmas | ||
Supine | skymt | skymts | ||
Imperative | skym | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skymmen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skymmer | skymde | skyms, skymmes | skymdes |
Ind. plural1 | skymma | skymde | skymmas | skymdes |
Subjunctive2 | skymme | skymde | skymmes | skymdes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skymmande | |||
Past participle | skymd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- skymma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- skymma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- skymma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- skymma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)