töva
Hopi
Noun
töva
- bone (body part)
Swedish
Etymology
Same as Old Swedish töva, from Middle Low German toven (“wait, delay, obstruct”), from Proto-Germanic *tabjan-, from Proto-Indo-European *dobʰ-éie-, see also Sanskrit दिप्सति (dipsati, “to deceive”).
Cognate with Norwegian, Danish and Old Danish tøve. It seems Old Swedish made a difference between töva and tövra, the latter derived from Middle Low German togern and German zögern.
Verb
töva (present tövar, preterite tövade, supine tövat, imperative töva)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | töva | — | ||
| supine | tövat | — | ||
| imperative | töva | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | töven | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tövar | tövade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | töva | tövade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | töve | tövade | — | — |
| present participle | tövande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- töva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- töva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)