stifta
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editstifta n
Alternative forms
editVerb
editstifta
- simple past and past participle of stifte
Alternative forms
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editstifta n
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish stikta, from Middle Low German stichten, from Proto-West Germanic *stiftijan conflated with *stihtijan.
Verb
editstifta (present stiftar, preterite stiftade, supine stiftat, imperative stifta)
- to (formally) create or establish
- att stifta lagar
- to make laws
- (idiomatic, in "stifta bekantskap med") to get acquainted with (someone, or figuratively something)
Conjugation
editConjugation of stifta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | stifta | stiftas | ||
Supine | stiftat | stiftats | ||
Imperative | stifta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | stiften | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | stiftar | stiftade | stiftas | stiftades |
Ind. plural1 | stifta | stiftade | stiftas | stiftades |
Subjunctive2 | stifte | stiftade | stiftes | stiftades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | stiftande | |||
Past participle | stiftad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editSee also
edit- lära känna (“get to know”)
References
edit- stifta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stifta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stifta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stifta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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