driva
French
Pronunciation
Verb
driva
- third-person singular past historic of driver
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare with Swedish driva, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.
Pronunciation
Verb
driva (present tense driv, past tense dreiv, past participle drive, present participle drivande, imperative driv)
- to drive, move (e.g. a herd of cattle)
- Han driv saueflokken framfor seg.
- He drives the herd of sheep in front of him.
- Han driv saueflokken framfor seg.
- to propel
- Ein bensinmotor driv bilen.
- A petrol engine propels the car.
- Ein bensinmotor driv bilen.
- to run (e.g. a business)
- Dei dreiv firmaet saman.
- They ran the company together.
- Dei dreiv firmaet saman.
- to wander aimlessly
- Ungdommane driv rundt i byen.
- The young people wander around town.
- Ungdommane driv rundt i byen.
- to do, occupy oneself with something.
- Eg driv mykje med strikking.
- I do a lot of knitting.
- Eg driv mykje med strikking.
- to be adrift, (float at random)
- Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet.
- After the engine failed, the ship was adrift on the ocean.
- Etter at motoren svikta, dreiv skipet på havet.
Derived terms
References
- “driva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”).
Verb
drīva
Inflection
Conjugation of drīva (strong class 1)
infinitive | drīva | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | drīve | drēf |
2nd person singular | drīvest, drīvst | drēfest, drēfst |
3rd person singular | drīveth, drīvth | drēf |
plural | drīvath | driven |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | drīve | drive |
plural | drīve, drīven | drive, driven |
imperative | present | |
singular | drīv | |
plural | drīveth | |
participle | present | past |
drīvande | edriven, driven |
Descendants
- North Frisian:
- Saterland Frisian:
- West Frisian: driuwe
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.
Verb
drīva
Conjugation
Conjugation of drīva (strong)
Descendants
- Swedish: driva
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Noun
driva c
Declension
Declension of driva | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | driva | drivan | drivor | drivorna |
Genitive | drivas | drivans | drivors | drivornas |
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Etymology 2
From Old Swedish drīva, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare Danish and Norwegian drive, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.
Verb
driva
- to drift; wander about (driva run/driva omkring)
- to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
- to make fun of, tease; joke with (driva med)
Conjugation
Conjugation of driva (class 1 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | driva | drivas | ||
Supine | drivit | drivits | ||
Imperative | driv | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | driven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | driver | drev | drivs, drives | drevs |
Ind. plural1 | driva | drevo | drivas | drevos |
Subjunctive2 | drive | dreve | drives | dreves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | drivande | |||
Past participle | driven | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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