svika

Icelandic

Noun

svika

1. indefinite genitive plural of svik

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svíkja.

Alternative forms

• svike

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʋiːka/

Verb

svika (present tense svik, past tense sveik, past participle svike, passive infinitive svikast, present participle svikande, imperative svik)

1. to betray

Related terms

• svikar
• svik

Etymology 2

Noun

svika n pl

1. definite plural of svik

References

• “svika” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish svīkia, from Old Norse svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sviːka/

• audio:

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Verb

svika (present sviker, preterite svek, supine svikit, imperative svik)

1. to betray, to let down, to disappoint

Conjugation

Conjugation of svika (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svika		svikas
Supine	svikit		svikits
Imperative	svik		—
Imper. plural1	sviken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sviker	svek	sviks, svikes	sveks
Ind. plural1	svika	sveko	svikas	svekos
Subjunctive2	svike	sveke	svikes	svekes
	Participles
Present participle	svikande
Past participle	sviken
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• besviken
• svek
• svikare

Anagrams

• kivas, kvasi-, skiva, vikas, viska

Further reading

• svika in Svensk ordbok.