svämma
Swedish
Etymology
Causative of the root verb of simma.
Verb
svämma (present svämmar, preterite svämmade, supine svämmat, imperative svämma)
Usage notes
Rare other than in the form svämma över.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | svämma | svämmas | ||
| supine | svämmat | svämmats | ||
| imperative | svämma | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | svämmen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | svämmar | svämmade | svämmas | svämmades |
| ind. plural1 | svämma | svämmade | svämmas | svämmades |
| subjunctive2 | svämme | svämmade | svämmes | svämmades |
| present participle | svämmande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Further reading
- svämma in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- svämma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- simma in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)