gjuta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish giūta, from Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną. Cognate with Ancient Greek χέω (khéō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jʉːta/
• Rhymes: -²ʉːta
• Homophone: ljuta

Verb

gjuta (present gjuter, preterite göt, supine gjutit, imperative gjut)

1. to cast

   gjuta tennsoldater

   cast tin soldiers

2. (somewhat dated) to pour

   Synonym: hälla

Conjugation

Conjugation of gjuta (class 2 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	gjuta		gjutas
supine	gjutit		gjutits
imperative	gjut		—
imper. plural1	gjuten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	gjuter	göt	gjuts, gjutes	göts
ind. plural1	gjuta	göto	gjutas	götos
subjunctive2	gjute	göte	gjutes	götes
present participle		gjutande
past participle		gjuten

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

Derived terms

• formgjuta
• gjuteri (“foundry”)
• ingjuta
• utgjuta

See also

• stöpa

References

• gjuta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gjuta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gjuta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• tjuga