snava

Swedish

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Low German snaven. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk snåva, Middle English snaperen.

Verb

snava (present snavar, preterite snavade, supine snavat, imperative snava)

  1. to stumble, to trip
    Synonym: snubbla

Conjugation

Conjugation of snava (weak)
active passive
infinitive snava snavas
supine snavat snavats
imperative snava
imper. plural1 snaven
present past present past
indicative snavar snavade snavas snavades
ind. plural1 snava snavade snavas snavades
subjunctive2 snave snavade snaves snavades
present participle snavande
past participle

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

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