tvina
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Swedish thvīna, from Old Norse þvína, from Proto-Germanic *þwīnaną. Cognate of English dwindle.
Verb
edittvina (present tvinar, preterite tvinade, supine tvinat, imperative tvina)
- (often with bort (“away”)) fade away, waste away, wither
- Synonym: tyna
Conjugation
editConjugation of tvina (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tvina | — | ||
| Supine | tvinat | — | ||
| Imperative | tvina | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tvinen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tvinar | tvinade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | tvina | tvinade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | tvine | tvinade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tvinande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- tvina in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tvina in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tvina in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- tvina in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)