snäva

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk snåva. Also compare obsolete or dialectal English snapper (“to stumble”) and the possible cognates listed at that entry.

Verb

snäva (present snävar, preterite snävade, supine snävat, imperative snäva)

  1. to stumble

Conjugation

Conjugation of snäva (weak)
active passive
infinitive snäva snävas
supine snävat snävats
imperative snäva —
imper. plural1 snäven —
present past present past
indicative snävar snävade snävas snävades
ind. plural1 snäva snävade snävas snävades
subjunctive2 snäve snävade snäves snävades
present participle snävande
past participle snävad

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

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