vingklippa
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Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]ving (“wing”) + klippa (“clip”)
Verb
[edit]vingklippa (present vingklipper, preterite vingklippte, supine vingklippt, imperative vingklipp)
- to clip the wings of (a bird)
- (figuratively) to clip the wings of (take (some) power away from)
Usage notes
[edit]Often in the past participle.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vingklippa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vingklippa | vingklippas | ||
| Supine | vingklippt | vingklippts | ||
| Imperative | vingklipp | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vingklippen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vingklipper | vingklippte | vingklipps, vingklippes | vingklipptes |
| Ind. plural1 | vingklippa | vingklippte | vingklippas | vingklipptes |
| Subjunctive2 | vingklippe | vingklippte | vingklippes | vingklipptes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vingklippande | |||
| Past participle | vingklippt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||