snylta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• snyltet

Verb

snylta

1. simple past and past participle of snylte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

snylta (present tense snyltar, past tense snylta, past participle snylta, passive infinitive snyltast, present participle snyltande, imperative snylta/snylt)

1. Alternative form of snylte

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate to Danish snylte and Norwegian snylte, related to Swedish snusa (“to snuff”) and dialectal Swedish snolla (“to sniffle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²snʏlta/
• Rhymes: -ʏlta

Verb

snylta (present snyltar, preterite snyltade, supine snyltat, imperative snylta)

1. to live off other people’s work; to mooch, to sponge

Usage notes

Usually used with the preposition på.

Conjugation

Conjugation of snylta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	snylta		snyltas
Supine	snyltat		snyltats
Imperative	snylta		—
Imper. plural1	snylten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	snyltar	snyltade	snyltas	snyltades
Ind. plural1	snylta	snyltade	snyltas	snyltades
Subjunctive2	snylte	snyltade	snyltes	snyltades
	Participles
Present participle	snyltande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• snyltare
• snyltgäst
• snyltning

References

• snylta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• snylta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• snylta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• lystna, syltan