snava
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Middle Low German snaven. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva, Middle English snaperen.
Verb
[edit]snava (present snavar, preterite snavade, supine snavat, imperative snava)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of snava (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | snava | snavas | ||
| Supine | snavat | snavats | ||
| Imperative | snava | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | snaven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | snavar | snavade | snavas | snavades |
| Ind. plural1 | snava | snavade | snavas | snavades |
| Subjunctive2 | snave | snavade | snaves | snavades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | snavande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- snava in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- snava in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snava in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snava in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)