betyda
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish bethydha, from Middle Low German beduden, equivalent to be- + tyda.[1] Cognate with Danish betyde, Norwegian Bokmål bety, Norwegian Nynorsk bety, German bedeuten, Vilamovian bydȧjta, Luxembourgish bedeiten, Dutch beduiden, older bedieden, Limburgish beduuje, Saterland Frisian betjuude and West Frisian betsjutte.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
betyda (present betyder, preterite betydde, supine betytt, imperative betyd)
- to mean (convey, signify, indicate)
- to mean; to be of importance (for someone)
- to mean; to result in
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of betyda (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | betyda | — | ||
Supine | betytt | — | ||
Imperative | betyd | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | betyden | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | betyder | betydde | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | betyda | betydde | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | betyde | betydde | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | betydande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
betyda in Svensk ordbok.