kultivera

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

kultivera (present tense kultiverer, past tense kultiverte, past participle kultivert, passive infinitive kultiverast, present participle kultiverande, imperative kultiver)

1. alternative form of kultivere

Swedish

Etymology

From French cultiver (suffixed with -era), from Medieval Latin cultivare, from Latin cultus. Cognate of English cultivate and German kultivieren.

Verb

kultivera (present kultiverar, preterite kultiverade, supine kultiverat, imperative kultivera)

1. cultivate (grow plants)

   Synonym: odla

2. cultivate (impart culture and refined manners)

   Synonyms: bilda, förädla

Conjugation

Conjugation of kultivera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	kultivera		kultiveras
supine	kultiverat		kultiverats
imperative	kultivera		—
imper. plural1	kultiveren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kultiverar	kultiverade	kultiveras	kultiverades
ind. plural1	kultivera	kultiverade	kultiveras	kultiverades
subjunctive2	kultivere	kultiverade	kultiveres	kultiverades
present participle		kultiverande
past participle		kultiverad

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

References

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