svischa

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic

Verb

svischa (present svischar, preterite svischade, supine svischat, imperative svischa)

1. to swish, to swoosh (make or move with a sound somewhere between a whiz and a whoosh)
   1. to whiz, to whoosh (sometimes more idiomatic in English)

      Cyklar svischade förbi

      Bikes whizzed by

      Bilar svischade förbi

      Cars whooshed by

2. Misspelling of swisha.

Usage notes

"Svoscha" also occurs spontaneously, with the same intuition as for "swoosh."

Conjugation

Conjugation of svischa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svischa		svischas
Supine	svischat		svischats
Imperative	svischa		—
Imper. plural1	svischen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	svischar	svischade	svischas	svischades
Ind. plural1	svischa	svischade	svischas	svischades
Subjunctive2	svische	svischade	svisches	svischades
	Participles
Present participle	svischande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• svisch

See also

• susa (“whoosh”)
• swisha
• vina (“whiz, whistle”)

References

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