snava
Swedish
editEtymology
editPossibly from Middle Low German snaven. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva, Middle English snaperen.
Verb
editsnava (present snavar, preterite snavade, supine snavat, imperative snava)
Conjugation
editConjugation of snava (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | snava | snavas | ||
| Supine | snavat | snavats | ||
| Imperative | snava | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | snaven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | snavar | snavade | snavas | snavades |
| Ind. plural1 | snava | snavade | snavas | snavades |
| Subjunctive2 | snave | snavade | snaves | snavades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | snavande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- snava in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- snava in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snava in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snava in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)