kvala
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Faroese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
kvala (third person singular past indicative kvaldi, third person plural past indicative kvaldu, supine kvalt)
- (transitive) choke
- (transitive) smother
- (transitive) strangle, throttle
- (transitive) asphyxiate
- (transitive) quell, stifle
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of kvala (group v-1) | ||
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infinitive | kvala | |
supine | kvalt | |
participle (a7)1 | kvalandi | kvaldur |
present | past | |
first singular | kvali | kvaldi |
second singular | kvalir | kvaldi |
third singular | kvalir | kvaldi |
plural | kvala | kvaldu |
imperative | ||
singular | kval! | |
plural | kvalið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Old Norse[edit]
Noun[edit]
kvala
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
kvala (present kvalar, preterite kvalade, supine kvalat, imperative kvala)
- (sports, colloquial) to participate in a qualifier
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of kvala (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kvala | kvalas | ||
Supine | kvalat | kvalats | ||
Imperative | kvala | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kvalen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kvalar | kvalade | kvalas | kvalades |
Ind. plural1 | kvala | kvalade | kvalas | kvalades |
Subjunctive2 | kvale | kvalade | kvales | kvalades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kvalande | |||
Past participle | kvalad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
See also[edit]
- kvala in (“qualify”)