åvila
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]å (“on (obsolete)”) + vila (“rest”)
Verb
[edit]åvila (present åvilar, preterite åvilade, supine åvilat, imperative åvila)
- (formal) to lie with, to rest with (of responsibility or the like)
- Synonym: vila på
- Det yttersta ansvaret åvilar styrelsen
- The ultimate responsibility lies with the board of directors
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | åvila | åvilas | ||
| supine | åvilat | åvilats | ||
| imperative | åvila | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | åvilen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | åvilar | åvilade | åvilas | åvilades |
| ind. plural1 | åvila | åvilade | åvilas | åvilades |
| subjunctive2 | åvile | åvilade | åviles | åvilades |
| present participle | åvilande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.