kväva

See also: kvava

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish kvæfia, qvæfia, (compare Old Icelandic kvefja, kefja), from Proto-Germanic *kwēbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to dive, dive in”). Cognate with Old Norse kœfa, kvæfa, Icelandic kæfa.

Verb

kväva (present kväver, preterite kvävde, supine kvävt, imperative kväv)

  1. (transitive) to suffocate, to asphyxiate; to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to their body
    Han kvävde honom ― He suffocated him
  2. (intransitive, passive voice) to suffocate, to be suffocated
    Han kvävdes ― He suffocated

Conjugation

Conjugation of kväva (weak)
active passive
infinitive kväva kvävas
supine kvävt kvävts
imperative kväv —
imper. plural1 kväven —
present past present past
indicative kväver kvävde kvävs, kväves kvävdes
ind. plural1 kväva kvävde kvävas kvävdes
subjunctive2 kväve kvävde kväves kvävdes
present participle kvävande
past participle kvävd

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

Derived terms

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