vingklippa

Swedish

Etymology

ving (“wing”) +‎ klippa (“clip”)

Verb

vingklippa (present vingklipper, preterite vingklippte, supine vingklippt, imperative vingklipp)

  1. to clip the wings of (a bird)
  2. (figuratively) to clip the wings of (take (some) power away from)

Usage notes

Often in the past participle.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vingklippa (weak)
active passive
infinitive vingklippa vingklippas
supine vingklippt vingklippts
imperative vingklipp —
imper. plural1 vingklippen —
present past present past
indicative vingklipper vingklippte vingklipps, vingklippes vingklipptes
ind. plural1 vingklippa vingklippte vingklippas vingklipptes
subjunctive2 vingklippe vingklippte vingklippes vingklipptes
present participle vingklippande
past participle vingklippt

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

References

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