svika
Icelandic
Noun
svika
- indefinite genitive plural of svik
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
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)
- to betray
Related terms
Etymology 2
Noun
svika n pl
- definite plural of svik
References
- “svika” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish svīkia, from Old Norse svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sviːka/
Audio: (file)
Verb
svika (present sviker, preterite svek, supine svikit, imperative svik)
- to betray, to let down, to disappoint
Conjugation
| 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.
Related terms
See also
- bedra (“deceive”)
References
- svika in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svika in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svika in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)