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vissla

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Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hvīsla, from Old Norse hvísla, from Proto-Germanic *hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (to hiss, whistle, whisper).

Noun

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vissla c

  1. a whistle; a device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.

Declension

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Declension of vissla
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vissla visslas
definite visslan visslans
plural indefinite visslor visslors
definite visslorna visslornas

Derived terms

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Verb

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vissla (present visslar, preterite visslade, supine visslat, imperative vissla)

  1. to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of vissla (weak)
active passive
infinitive vissla visslas
supine visslat visslats
imperative vissla
imper. plural1 visslen
present past present past
indicative visslar visslade visslas visslades
ind. plural1 vissla visslade visslas visslades
subjunctive2 vissle visslade vissles visslades
present participle visslande
past participle visslad

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

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Further reading

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