kväva
See also: kvava
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish kvæfia, qvæfia, (compare Old Icelandic kvefja, kefja), from Proto-Germanic *kwēbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to dive, dive in”). Cognate with Old Norse kœfa, kvæfa, Icelandic kæfa.
Verb
[edit]kväva (present kväver, preterite kvävde, supine kvävt, imperative kväv)
- (transitive) to suffocate, to asphyxiate; to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to their body
- Han kvävde honom ― He suffocated him
- (intransitive, passive voice) to suffocate, to be suffocated
- Han kvävdes ― He suffocated
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kväva | kvävas | ||
| supine | kvävt | kvävts | ||
| imperative | kväv | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kväven | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | kväver | kvävde | kvävs, kväves | kvävdes |
| ind. plural1 | kväva | kvävde | kvävas | kvävdes |
| subjunctive2 | kväve | kvävde | kväves | kvävdes |
| present participle | kvävande | |||
| past participle | kvävd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
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[edit]References
[edit]- kväva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kväva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kväva in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kväva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- qväfia in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 2:1: M-T