slutta
See also: slútta
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
slutta
- inflection of slutte:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Low German sluten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ʂlʉtːɑ/
Verb
slutta (present tense sluttar, past tense slutta, past participle slutta, passive infinitive sluttast, present participle sluttande, imperative slutta/slutt)
- to end
Synonyms
Antonyms
Related terms
References
- “slutta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Related to dialectal slant (“slippery”), slenta, slanta (“to cause to slip and slide”), ultimately from the root of slinta (“to slip”).[1]
Verb
slutta (present sluttar, preterite sluttade, supine sluttat, imperative slutta)
- to slope, to slant (downwards)
- Marken började slutta (nedåt)
- The ground began to slope downwards
- Tomten sluttar (ner) mot sjön
- The plot slopes (down) towards the lake / slopes down to the lake
- sluttande terräng
- sloping terrain
- Vägen sluttar uppåt
- The road slopes upwards
- to descend
Usage notes
Downwards unless qualified as "slutta uppåt" (slope upwards) or the like.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | slutta | — | ||
| supine | sluttat | — | ||
| imperative | slutta | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | slutten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | sluttar | sluttade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | slutta | sluttade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | slutte | sluttade | — | — |
| present participle | sluttande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- sluttande plan (“slippery slope”)
Related terms
See also
References
- slutta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- slutta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- slutta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ Webster, N., Porter, N., Gardner, D. (1887). Webster's Condensed Dictionary: A Condensed Dictionary of the English Language, with Copious Etymological Derivations ... Chiefly Derived from the Unabridged Dictionary of Noah Webster .... United Kingdom: G. Routledge and Sons, p. 540