kvittra
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish qvitra. Compare Danish kvidre, German zwitschern. Arguably from Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną.
Verb
[edit]kvittra (present kvittrar, preterite kvittrade, supine kvittrat, imperative kvittra)
- to twitter (make high-pitched vocalizations typical of (smaller) birds)
- Solen skiner och fåglarna kvittrar
- The sun is shining and the birds are singing
- (figurative) to speak in a high-pitched (and cheerful) voice
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of kvittra (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kvittra | kvittras | ||
Supine | kvittrat | kvittrats | ||
Imperative | kvittra | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kvittren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kvittrar | kvittrade | kvittras | kvittrades |
Ind. plural1 | kvittra | kvittrade | kvittras | kvittrades |
Subjunctive2 | kvittre | kvittrade | kvittres | kvittrades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kvittrande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- kvittra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kvittra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kvittra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kvittra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)