plita
Swedish
Etymology
Likely from a dialectal word originally in the sense "cut to shreds". Noun and verb probably from the same source. Origin otherwise obscure.
Noun
plita c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | plita | plitas |
| definite | plitan | plitans | |
| plural | indefinite | plitor | plitors |
| definite | plitorna | plitornas |
Verb
plita (present plitar, preterite plitade, supine plitat, imperative plita)
- to write something carefully and fastidiously
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | plita | plitas | ||
| supine | plitat | plitats | ||
| imperative | plita | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | pliten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | plitar | plitade | plitas | plitades |
| ind. plural1 | plita | plitade | plitas | plitades |
| subjunctive2 | plite | plitade | plites | plitades |
| present participle | plitande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Further reading
- plita in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- plita in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)