tvina
Swedish
Verb
tvina (present tvinar, preterite tvinade, supine tvinat, imperative tvina)
- (often with bort (“away”)) fade away, waste away, wither
- Synonym: tyna
Conjugation
Conjugation of tvina (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | tvina | tvinas | ||
Supine | tvinat | tvinats | ||
Imperative | tvina | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | tvinen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | tvinar | tvinade | tvinas | tvinades |
Ind. plural1 | tvina | tvinade | tvinas | tvinades |
Subjunctive2 | tvine | tvinade | tvines | tvinades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | tvinande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
- förtvina (“wither, atrophy”)
References
- tvina in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tvina in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tvina in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)