avta

From av +‎ ta.

avta (imperative avta, present tense avtar, passive avtas, simple past avtok, past participle avtatt, present participle avtakende)

1. to decrease, diminish
2. to purchase

• “avta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “avta” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

avta (present avtar, preterite avtog, supine avtagit, imperative avta)

1. (intransitive) to reduce in intensity, to become less intense
2. (intransitive, mathematics) to decrease
3. (transitive, dated) to remove (clothes), to take off

   Synonym: ta av

   Olle avtager tröjan

   Olle is taking off his sweater

• The passive and the past participle are only applicable for the transitive meaning (remove clothes). This meaning is dated, and more often separated (Olle tar av tröljan).

• ta av

• avat, ta av