gömma
See also: gomma
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish gø̄ma, from Old Norse geyma, from Proto-Germanic *gaumijaną. Unrelated to Turkish gömmek.
Pronunciation
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Noun
gömma c
- place where things are hidden or stashed away
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gömma | gömmas |
| definite | gömman | gömmans | |
| plural | indefinite | gömmor | gömmors |
| definite | gömmorna | gömmornas |
Related terms
- skattgömma
Verb
gömma (present gömmer, preterite gömde, supine gömt, imperative göm)
- to hide, to conceal
- (reflexive) to hide oneself
- Hunden gömde sig under sängen.
- The dog hid under the bed.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gömma | gömmas | ||
| supine | gömt | gömts | ||
| imperative | göm | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | gömmen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | gömmer | gömde | göms, gömmes | gömdes |
| ind. plural1 | gömma | gömde | gömmas | gömdes |
| subjunctive2 | gömme | gömde | gömmes | gömdes |
| present participle | gömmande | |||
| past participle | gömd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
- (conceal): dölja
Related terms
- gömma nyckel
- gömställe
- kurragömma
Further reading
- gömma in Svensk ordbok.
- gömma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)