svinga
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
svinga
- inflection of svinge:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sʋɪŋːɑ/
Verb
svinga (present tense svingar, past tense svinga, past participle svinga, passive infinitive svingast, present participle svingande, imperative svinga/sving)
- to turn
- Sving til venstre i neste kryss.
- Turn left at the next crossroads.
- to swing
- Krigaren svinga sverdet.
- The warrior swung his sword.
References
- “svinga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German swingen, from Proto-West Germanic *swingan. Cognate of German schwingen, English swing. Doublet of svänga and schvung.
Verb
svinga (present svingar, preterite svingade, supine svingat, imperative svinga)
- to swing (move (something) in an arcing motion)
- svinga ett svärd/slagträ
- swing a sword/bat
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | svinga | svingas | ||
| supine | svingat | svingats | ||
| imperative | svinga | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | svingen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | svingar | svingade | svingas | svingades |
| ind. plural1 | svinga | svingade | svingas | svingades |
| subjunctive2 | svinge | svingade | svinges | svingades |
| present participle | svingande | |||
| past participle | svingad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
See also
References
- svinga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svinga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svinga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- svinga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)