yngla

Swedish

Etymology

From yngel (“fry, young fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʏŋla/
• Rhymes: -ʏŋla

Verb

yngla (present ynglar, preterite ynglade, supine ynglat, imperative yngla)

1. (of aquatic organisms) to spawn; to produce eggs
2. (of humans, humorous) to have children, to breed

Conjugation

Conjugation of yngla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	yngla		ynglas
supine	ynglat		ynglats
imperative	yngla		—
imper. plural1	ynglen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ynglar	ynglade	ynglas	ynglades
ind. plural1	yngla	ynglade	ynglas	ynglades
subjunctive2	yngle	ynglade	yngles	ynglades
present participle		ynglande
past participle		ynglad

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

Derived terms

• yngla av sig

References

• yngla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)