tjuta
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See also: tjuṯa
Pitjantjatjara[edit]
Noun[edit]
tjuta
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish þiuta, from Old Norse þjóta, from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną. Cognate with Icelandic þjóta, Norwegian Bokmål tyte, Old English þēotan, Old High German diozan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
tjuta (present tjuter, preterite tjöt, supine tjutit, imperative tjut)
- to make a piercing, high-pitched sound; to howl, to screech, to wail, to cry, etc.
- stormen tjöt
- the storm howled/shrieked/wailed
- tvärbromsa så att däcken tjuter
- hit the brakes so that the tires screech
- Jag tjöt till filmen
- I cried my eyes out (wailed, making a similar sound) at the movie
- tjuta av skratt
- howl with laughter
Usage notes[edit]
For a howling wolf, yla is more idiomatic.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of tjuta (class 2 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | tjuta | — | ||
| Supine | tjutit | — | ||
| Imperative | tjut | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | tjuten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | tjuter | tjöt | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | tjuta | tjöto | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | tjute | tjöte | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | tjutande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms[edit]
- stortjuta (“cry one's eyes out, cry like a baby”)
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