skriva
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”), from Proto-Italic *skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European *skreybʰ-. Compare Icelandic skrifa, Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.
Pronunciation
Verb
skriva (third person singular past indicative skrivaði, third person plural past indicative skrivaðu, supine skrivað)
- to write
Conjugation
Conjugation of skriva (group v-30) | ||
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infinitive | skriva | |
supine | skrivað | |
participle (a6)1 | skrivandi | skrivaður |
present | past | |
first singular | skrivi | skrivaði |
second singular | skrivar | skrivaði |
third singular | skrivar | skrivaði |
plural | skriva | skrivaðu |
imperative | ||
singular | skriva! | |
plural | skrivið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Related terms
- skrivari (secretary)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Compare Danish skrive, Swedish skriva, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven, German schreiben.
Pronunciation
Verb
skriva (present tense skriv, past tense skreiv, supine skrive, past participle skriven, present participle skrivande, imperative skriv)
- a-infinitive form of skrive (“to write”)
- Eg skal skriva ei bok. ― I will write a book.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
skriva n
Anagrams
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”).
Verb
skrīva
- to write
Inflection
infinitive | skrīva | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | skrīve | skrēf |
2nd person singular | skrīvest, skrīvst | skrēfest, skrēfst |
3rd person singular | skrīveth, skrīvth | skrēf |
plural | skrīvath | skriven |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | skrīve | skrive |
plural | skrīve, skrīven | skrive, skriven |
imperative | present | |
singular | skrīv | |
plural | skrīveth | |
participle | present | past |
skrīvande | eskriven, skriven |
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną.
Verb
skriva
Conjugation
present | past | ||||
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infinitive | skriva | — | |||
participle | skrivandi, -e | skrivaþer | |||
active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | skrivar | skrivi, -e | — | skrivaþi, -e | skrivaþi, -e |
þū | skrivar | skrivi, -e | skriva | skrivaþi, -e | skrivaþi, -e |
han | skrivar | skrivi, -e | — | skrivaþi, -e | skrivaþi, -e |
vīr | skrivum, -om | skrivum, -om | skrivum, -om | skrivaþum, -om | skrivaþum, -om |
īr | skrivin | skrivin | skrivin | skrivaþin | skrivaþin |
þēr | skriva | skrivin | — | skrivaþu, -o | skrivaþin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | skrivas | skrivis, -es | — | skrivaþis, -es | skrivaþis, -es |
þū | skrivas | skrivis, -es | — | skrivaþis, -es | skrivaþis, -es |
han | skrivas | skrivis, -es | — | skrivaþis, -es | skrivaþis, -es |
vīr | skrivums, -oms | skrivums, -oms | — | skrivaþums, -oms | skrivaþums, -oms |
īr | skrivins | skrivins | — | skrivaþins | skrivaþins |
þēr | skrivas | skrivins | — | skrivaþus, -os | skrivaþins |
or
Descendants
- Swedish: skriva
Swedish
Alternative forms
- skrifva (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Swedish skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną, a late borrowing from Latin scrībō (“write”). Cognate with Danish skrive, Norwegian skriva, skrive, Icelandic skrifa, West Frisian skriuwe, English shrive, Low German schrieven, Dutch schrijven and German schreiben.
Pronunciation
Verb
skriva (present skriver, preterite skrev, supine skrivit, imperative skriv)
- to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and digits on a surface, using a pen or typewriter
- 1998, Svenska Folkbibeln, Stiftelsen Svenska Folkbibeln, Exodus 34:1:
- Herren sade till Mose: “Hugg ut två stentavlor åt dig, likadana som de förra. På dem skall jag skriva samma ord som stod på de förra tavlorna, som du slog sönder.
- The Lord said unto Moses, “Hew two stone tablets, like the previous. Upon them I shall write the same words as those written on the previous tablets, which you have broken.
- Herren sade till Mose: “Hugg ut två stentavlor åt dig, likadana som de förra. På dem skall jag skriva samma ord som stod på de förra tavlorna, som du slog sönder.
- Hon skriver som en kråka.
- Her handwriting is not pretty.
- (literally, “She writes like a crow.”)
- Hur snabbt skriver du?
- How fast do you type?
- 1998, Svenska Folkbibeln, Stiftelsen Svenska Folkbibeln, Exodus 34:1:
- to be literate, to be able to write and spell
- Läser och skriver han?
- Does he read and write?
- to write, to author, to tell, to report, to publish; to compose and communicate a story
- Vem har skrivit den här boken?
- Who has written this book?
- Süddeutsche Zeitung skriver idag att inflationen är oförändrad.
- The Süddeutsche Zeitung writes today that inflation is unchanged.
- to sign, to underwrite; to put one's name on a contract or check (skriva under, skriva på)
- to take a test, to undergo written examination
- Jag ska skriva geografi nästa vecka.
- My geography exam is next week
- to register (a person), to matriculate; (skriva in, mantalsskriva)
- var är du skriven?
- where is your officially registered residency? (with Swedish tax authorities)
- to write, to print; using a computer printer (skriva ut)
- to record, to store, to save; whether by pen in a book, in computer memory or on magnetic disk
- filen måste först skrivas till disk
- the file must first be written to disk
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | skriva | skrivas | ||
Supine | skrivit | skrivits | ||
Imperative | skriv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | skriven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | skriver | skrev | skrivs, skrives | skrevs |
Ind. plural1 | skriva | skrevo | skrivas | skrevos |
Subjunctive2 | skrive | skreve | skrives | skreves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | skrivande | |||
Past participle | skriven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
- skrift
- skriftställare
- skrivare
- skribent
- skriva av
- skriva in
- skriva ner
- skriva på
- skriva under
- skriva upp
- skriva ut
- skriva över
- skrivning
- det kan du skriva upp
- skriva någon på näsan
Anagrams
Further reading
- skriva in Svensk ordbok.
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