betyda
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish bethydha, from Middle Low German beduden, equivalent to be- + tyda.[1] Cognate with Danish betyde, Norwegian Bokmål bety, Norwegian Nynorsk bety, German bedeuten, Vilamovian bydȧjta, Luxembourgish bedeiten, Dutch beduiden, older bedieden, Limburgish beduuje, Saterland Frisian betjuude and West Frisian betsjutte.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]betyda (present betyder, preterite betydde, supine betytt, imperative betyd)
- to mean (convey, signify, indicate)
- to mean; to be of importance (for someone)
- to mean; to result in
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of betyda (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | betyda | — | ||
| Supine | betytt | — | ||
| Imperative | betyd | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | betyden | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | betyder | betydde | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | betyda | betydde | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | betyde | betydde | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | betydande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]betyda in Svensk ordbok.