avvika
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
avvika n pl
- definite plural of avvik
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- avvike (e-infinitive)
Etymology
From av- + vika. Compare to Swedish avvika and Danish afvige
Verb
avvika (present tense avvik, past tense avveik, past participle avviken, passive infinitive avvikast, present participle avvikande, imperative avvik)
Noun
avvika n pl
- definite plural of avvik
References
- “avvika” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Verb
avvika (present avviker, preterite avvek, supine avvikit, imperative avvik)
- to deviate (from something concrete or abstract)
- Synonym: (usually more concretely) vika av
- avvika från kursen
- deviate from the course
- avvika från ämnet
- deviate from the subject
- avvika från normen
- deviate from the norm
- avvikande beteende
- deviating (often implying abnormal) behavior (closer in tone to "abnormal behavior" than "deviant behavior")
- to be different
- Hon avviker från de andra
- She is different from the others
- (somewhat formal) to leave (usually without permission), to abscond
- Två intagna hade avvikit under permissionen
- Two inmates had escaped/absconded ("deviated / gone off," from where they were supposed to be) during the furlough
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | avvika | — | ||
| supine | avvikit | — | ||
| imperative | avvik | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | avviken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | avviker | avvek | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | avvika | avveko | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | avvike | avveke | — | — |
| present participle | avvikande | |||
| past participle | avviken | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.