vifta
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Icelandic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]17th century danish borrowing
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vifta f (genitive singular viftu, nominative plural viftur)
- fan (handheld device)
- fan (electrical device)
Declension
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]vifta m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Verb
[edit]vifta (present tense viftar, past tense vifta, past participle vifta, passive infinitive viftast, present participle viftande, imperative vifta/vift)
- (transitive) to fan
- (intransitive) to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind)
Etymology 2
[edit]From the verb in Etymology 1.
Noun
[edit]vifta f
References
[edit]- “vifta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Verb
[edit]vifta (present viftar, preterite viftade, supine viftat, imperative vifta)
- (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)
- vifta med händerna
- wave one's hands
- De viftade med små flaggor
- They were waving little flags
- vifta med en pistol
- wave a pistol (semi-figurative for the movement)
- (with på or (less common) med) to wag (a tail)
- en glad hund viftar på svansen
- a happy dog wags its tail
- (with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)) to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)
- (with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”), figuratively) to brush off (criticism or the like)
Usage notes
[edit]Vippa is used for a bird wagging its tail. See also stjärt, which is used for the tails of certain animals.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vifta (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | vifta | — | ||
Supine | viftat | — | ||
Imperative | vifta | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | viften | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | viftar | viftade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | vifta | viftade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | vifte | viftade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | viftande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also
[edit]References
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