svika

Icelandic

Noun

svika

  1. indefinite genitive plural of svik

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svíkja.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋiːka/

Verb

svika (present tense svik, past tense sveik, past participle svike, passive infinitive svikast, present participle svikande, imperative svik)

  1. to betray

Etymology 2

Noun

svika n pl

  1. definite plural of svik

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish svīkia, from Old Norse svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sviːka/
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Verb

svika (present sviker, preterite svek, supine svikit, imperative svik)

  1. to betray, to let down, to disappoint

Conjugation

Conjugation of svika (class 1 strong)
active passive
infinitive svika svikas
supine svikit svikits
imperative svik
imper. plural1 sviken
present past present past
indicative sviker svek sviks, svikes sveks
ind. plural1 svika sveko svikas svekos
subjunctive2 svike sveke svikes svekes
present participle svikande
past participle sviken

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

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