tvaga
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þvā, from Old Norse þvá, from Proto-Germanic *þwahaną. The stem tvag- has been restored from the past participle and supine of två; tvagen and tvagit respectively. Compare slå with past participle/supine slagen/slagit.
Verb
tvaga (present tvager, preterite tvog, supine tvagit, imperative tvag)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tvaga | tvagas | ||
| supine | tvagit | tvagits | ||
| imperative | tvag | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tvagen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tvager | tvog | tvags, tvages | tvogs |
| ind. plural1 | tvaga | tvogo | tvagas | tvogos |
| subjunctive2 | tvage | tvoge | tvages | tvoges |
| present participle | tvagande | |||
| past participle | tvagen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tvaga | tvagas | ||
| supine | tvagt | tvagts | ||
| imperative | tvag | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tvagen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tvager | tvagde | tvags, tvages | tvagdes |
| ind. plural1 | tvaga | tvagde | tvagas | tvagdes |
| subjunctive2 | tvage | tvagde | tvages | tvagdes |
| present participle | tvagande | |||
| past participle | tvagd | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | tvaga | tvagas | ||
| supine | tvagat | tvagats | ||
| imperative | tvaga | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | tvagen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | tvagar | tvagade | tvagas | tvagades |
| ind. plural1 | tvaga | tvagade | tvagas | tvagades |
| subjunctive2 | tvage | tvagade | tvages | tvagades |
| present participle | tvagande | |||
| past participle | tvagad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
References
- tvaga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Further reading
- tvaga in Svensk ordbok.