yngla

Swedish

Etymology

From yngel (“fry, young fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʏŋla/
• Rhymes: -ʏŋla

Verb

yngla (present ynglar, preterite ynglade, supine ynglat, imperative yngla)

1. (of aquatic organisms) to spawn; to produce eggs
2. (of humans, humorous) to have children, to breed

Conjugation

Conjugation of yngla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	yngla		ynglas
Supine	ynglat		ynglats
Imperative	yngla		—
Imper. plural1	ynglen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	ynglar	ynglade	ynglas	ynglades
Ind. plural1	yngla	ynglade	ynglas	ynglades
Subjunctive2	yngle	ynglade	yngles	ynglades
	Participles
Present participle	ynglande
Past participle	ynglad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• yngla av sig

References

• yngla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)