beröva

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish berøva, from Middle Low German beroven, from Proto-Germanic *biraubōną. By surface analysis, be- +‎ röva.

Cognate of Danish berøve, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (biraubōn), Dutch beroven, English bereave.

Verb

beröva (present berövar, preterite berövade, supine berövat, imperative beröva)

1. to deprive

Conjugation

Conjugation of beröva (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	beröva		berövas
supine	berövat		berövats
imperative	beröva		—
imper. plural1	beröven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	berövar	berövade	berövas	berövades
ind. plural1	beröva	berövade	berövas	berövades
subjunctive2	beröve	berövade	beröves	berövades
present participle		berövande
past participle		berövad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• frihetsberöva

Further reading

• beröva in Svensk ordbok.