vittra
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from German wittern (“to scent”), verwittern (“to erode”), both from Middle High German weter (“weather”). Compare Danish forvitre.
Verb[edit]
vittra (present vittrar, preterite vittrade, supine vittrat, imperative vittra)
- (sometimes with bort (“away”) or other particles) to break down into small particles (often of mountains and the like, through natural processes), to weather
- Synonym: (completely) förvittra
- to pick up a scent; to smell (also figuratively)
- Han såg att hunden vittrade något
- He could tell the dog was picking up some scent
- Laget vittrade blod när motståndarlagets bästa spelare utvisades
- The team smelt blood when the best player in the opposing team was sent off
Usage notes[edit]
- Sometimes used figuratively similar to how wither would be used in English in (sense 1), though vissna is closer to the literal meaning.
- See vittring to get a sense of how (sense 2) might be used.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of vittra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | vittra | vittras | ||
Supine | vittrat | vittrats | ||
Imperative | vittra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vittren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | vittrar | vittrade | vittras | vittrades |
Ind. plural1 | vittra | vittrade | vittras | vittrades |
Subjunctive2 | vittre | vittrade | vittres | vittrades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | vittrande | |||
Past participle | vittrad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
vittra c
- (folklore) a mythological, underground-dwelling creature from Scandinavian folklore
Declension[edit]
Declension of vittra | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vittra | vittran | vittror | vittrorna |
Genitive | vittras | vittrans | vittrors | vittrornas |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- vittra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vittra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vittra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vittra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)