klia

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kláði.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kliːa/

Verb

klia (present kliar, preterite kliade, supine kliat, imperative klia)

1. to itch

   Det kliar

   It itches

2. to scratch an itch

   att klia

   to scratch an itch

   Han kliade sig

   He scratched himself (scratched his itch)

Conjugation

Conjugation of klia (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	klia		klias
supine	kliat		kliats
imperative	klia		—
imper. plural1	klien		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	kliar	kliade	klias	kliades
ind. plural1	klia	kliade	klias	kliades
subjunctive2	klie	kliade	klies	kliades
present participle		kliande
past participle		kliad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• “klia”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “klia”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• lika

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English clear.

Adjective

klia

1. clear