kvittera

Swedish

Etymology

From German quittieren suffixed with -era, from Medieval Latin quitāre (“to free from debt”), from Latin quietāre (“to calm”). Cognate of Danish kvittere, French quitter, Italian quitare, Spanish quitar. For the shift in sense from "settle a debt" to "equalize score", compare Swedish vedergälla, English pay back, English even the score, etc.

Verb

kvittera (present kvitterar, preterite kvitterade, supine kvitterat, imperative kvittera)

to give a receipt, to confirm a transaction, to pay back, to return
(sports) equalize (to make the scoreline equal by scoring points)

Conjugation

Conjugation of kvittera (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kvittera		kvitteras
Supine	kvitterat		kvitterats
Imperative	kvittera		—
Imper. plural¹	kvitteren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kvitterar	kvitterade	kvitteras	kvitterades
Ind. plural¹	kvittera	kvitterade	kvitteras	kvitterades
Subjunctive²	kvittere	kvitterade	kvitteres	kvitterades
	Participles
Present participle	kvitterande
Past participle	kvitterad
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

kvitt
kvitta
kvittens
kvittering
kvitto

References

kvittera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
kvittera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
kvittera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
kvitt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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