skymma

Swedish

Etymology

Equivalent to skum +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɧʏmˌa/
  • Rhymes: -²ʏma

Verb

skymma (present skymmer, preterite skymde, supine skymt, imperative skym)

  1. to obscure (from view), to blot out
    Träden skymmer sjön
    The trees obscure the lake (the lake can't be (completely) seen because the trees are in the way)
    Månen skymmer solen under en solförmörkelse
    The moon obscures the sun during a solar eclipse
  2. to be getting dark (during dusk)
    Det började skymma ute
    It was beginning to get dark outside

Conjugation

Conjugation of skymma (weak)
active passive
infinitive skymma skymmas
supine skymt skymts
imperative skym —
imper. plural1 skymmen —
present past present past
indicative skymmer skymde skyms, skymmes skymdes
ind. plural1 skymma skymde skymmas skymdes
subjunctive2 skymme skymde skymmes skymdes
present participle skymmande
past participle skymd

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

References

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