avväpna

Swedish

Etymology

av- +‎ väpna. Cognate of Danish afvæbne. Compare German entwaffnen, French désarmer.

Verb

avväpna (present avväpnar, preterite avväpnade, supine avväpnat, imperative avväpna)

1. disarm (deprive of weapons or the means of hurting others)

   Antonym: beväpna

Conjugation

Conjugation of avväpna (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	avväpna		avväpnas
Supine	avväpnat		avväpnats
Imperative	avväpna		—
Imper. plural1	avväpnen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	avväpnar	avväpnade	avväpnas	avväpnades
Ind. plural1	avväpna	avväpnade	avväpnas	avväpnades
Subjunctive2	avväpne	avväpnade	avväpnes	avväpnades
	Participles
Present participle	avväpnande
Past participle	avväpnad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• avväpning

See also

• desarmera
• nedrusta

References

• avväpna in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• avväpna in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• avväpna in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)