trivas

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

trivas (present tense trivs or trives, past tense treivs, supine trives or trivis)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of trivast

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þrīvas ("to go forward; to grow; to be strengthened; to be successful"), from Old Norse þrífast (“to thrive”), from Proto-Germanic *þrībaną. Related to English thrive and thrift. See also trivsel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtriːˌvas/

• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

trivas (present trivs, preterite trivdes, supine trivts)

1. (deponent) To feel a durable sense of comfort and satisfaction.

   Jag trivs i sällskap av mina vänner.

   I like being in the company of my friends.

2. (deponent) To be acclimatized to (of plants and animals).

   Skatorna trivs i parken utanför skolan.

   The magpies have made themselves at home in the park outside the school.

Conjugation

Conjugation of trivas (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	—		trivas
supine	—		trivts
imperative	—		trivs
imper. plural1	—		trivens
	present	past	present	past
indicative	—	—	trivs, trives	trivdes
ind. plural1	—	—	trivas	trivdes
subjunctive2	—	—	trives	trivdes
present participle		—
past participle		—

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

Derived terms

• trevlig
• trevnad
• trivsam
• trivsel
• vantrivas

References

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

Anagrams

• virats