tvina
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish thvīna, from Old Norse þvína, from Proto-Germanic *þwīnaną. Cognate of English dwindle.
Verb
[edit]tvina (present tvinar, preterite tvinade, supine tvinat, imperative tvina)
- (often with bort (“away”)) fade away, waste away, wither
- Synonym: tyna
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tvina | — | ||
| supine | tvinat | — | ||
| imperative | tvina | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tvinen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tvinar | tvinade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | tvina | tvinade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | tvine | tvinade | — | — |
| present participle | tvinande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- tvina in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tvina in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tvina in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- tvina in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)