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)
Conjugation
| 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.
Derived terms
References
- snava in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- snava in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- snava in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- snava in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)