inskränka
Swedish
Etymology
Calque of German einschränken, equivalent to in- + skränka. Latter half of compound related to skrank and skranka (“fence”). Original sense was "put (someone) inside the fence" or "keep within the confines".
Verb
inskränka (present inskränker, preterite inskränkte, supine inskränkt, imperative inskränk)
- restrict, narrow, confine
Conjugation
Conjugation of inskränka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | inskränka | inskränkas | ||
| Supine | inskränkt | inskränkts | ||
| Imperative | inskränk | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | inskränker | inskränkte | inskränks, inskränkes | inskränktes |
| Indicative plural1 | inskränka | inskränkte | inskränkas | inskränktes |
| Subjunctive2 | inskränke | inskränkte | inskränkes | inskränktes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | inskränkande | |||
| Past participle | inskränkt | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- inskränkning
- inskränkt
References
- inskränka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- inskränka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- inskränka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- inskränka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)