svikta
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- sviktet
Verb
svikta
- simple past of svikte
- past participle of svikte
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German swichten.
Alternative forms
- svikte
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʋikta/ (example of pronunciation)
Verb
svikta (present tense sviktar, past tense svikta, past participle svikta, passive infinitive sviktast, present participle sviktande, imperative svikt/svikta)
- to fail, give in; break
- Grunnen under oss sviktar.
- The ground beneath us is giving in.
- to betray
Synonyms
- (give in): gje etter
- (betray): svika/svike
Related terms
- svikt
Noun
svikta f
- singular definite of svikt
References
- “svikta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.