svikta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

svikta

  1. inflection of svikte:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German swichten.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʋikta/

Verb

svikta (present tense sviktar, past tense svikta, past participle svikta, passive infinitive sviktast, present participle sviktande, imperative svikta/svikt)

  1. to fail, give in; break
    Grunnen under oss sviktar.
    The ground beneath us is giving in.
  2. to betray
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

svikta f

  1. definite singular of svikt

References

Swedish

Etymology

Likely a merger of Old Swedish svigha (“bend”) and Middle Low German swichten (“succumb”). Compare Dutch zwichten (“yield”), Old High German giswiftōn (“quieten down”). Doublet of svika.

Verb

svikta (present sviktar, preterite sviktade, supine sviktat, imperative svikta)

  1. to bend (or compress, etc.) sharply and then regain shape (of for example a springboard)
  2. to bend and nearly give way (of for example a bridge)
  3. (figuratively) to falter, to fail
    sviktande mod
    faltering courage
    sviktande hälsa
    failing health

Conjugation

Conjugation of svikta (weak)
active passive
infinitive svikta sviktas
supine sviktat sviktats
imperative svikta —
imper. plural1 svikten —
present past present past
indicative sviktar sviktade sviktas sviktades
ind. plural1 svikta sviktade sviktas sviktades
subjunctive2 svikte sviktade sviktes sviktades
present participle sviktande
past participle —

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

References

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