lugna

Swedish

Etymology 1

lugn +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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Adjective

lugna

1. inflection of lugn:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Etymology 2

lugn +‎ -na

Verb

lugna (present lugnar, preterite lugnade, supine lugnat, imperative lugna)

1. to calm (someone)

   De lugnade honom med försäkringar om att hans son var oskadd

   They calmed him by reassuring that his son was unharmed

2. (reflexive) to calm down

   Lugna dig!

   Calm down!

Conjugation

Conjugation of lugna (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	lugna		lugnas
supine	lugnat		lugnats
imperative	lugna		—
imper. plural1	lugnen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	lugnar	lugnade	lugnas	lugnades
ind. plural1	lugna	lugnade	lugnas	lugnades
subjunctive2	lugne	lugnade	lugnes	lugnades
present participle		lugnande
past participle		lugnad

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

See also

• lugna ner (“calm down”)

References

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

Anagrams

• gulan, gulna, lunga