vissla
Swedish
Alternative forms
- hvissla (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
From Old Swedish hvīsla, from Old Norse hvísla, from Proto-Germanic *hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).
Noun
vissla c
- a whistle; a device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.
Declension
| Declension of vissla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vissla | visslan | visslor | visslorna |
| Genitive | visslas | visslans | visslors | visslornas |
Related terms
- ångvissla
- visselpipa
Verb
vissla
- to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)
Conjugation
Conjugation of vissla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vissla | visslas |
| Present tense | visslar | visslas |
| Past tense | visslade | visslades |
| Supine | visslat | visslats |
| Imperative | vissla | — |
| Present participle | visslande | |
| Past participle | visslad | |
Related terms
- visslare
- vissling