likna

See also: líkna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

likne

Etymology

Compare Swedish likna, Faroese líkna and Danish ligne, whence Norwegian Bokmål ligne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɪkna/, /lɪknə/, /lɪŋnə/
(Trøndelag) IPA^(key): /leŋn/, /lekn/

Verb

likna (present tense liknar, past tense likna, past participle likna, passive infinitive liknast, present participle liknande, imperative likna/likn)

to resemble
Synonyms: likjast, likna på
to compare
Synonyms: jamføra, samanlikna

Derived terms

References

“likna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Verb

likna (present liknar, preterite liknade, supine liknat, imperative likna)

to resemble, to be similar to
Djuret liknade en pinne
The animal looked like a stick

Processen liknar den gamla
The process is similar to the old one
to imply similarities; to liken
Han liknade sin målning vid en storm
He likened his painting to a storm

Usage notes

(sense 2) uses the preposition vid where English would use to or unto.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *likna* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	likna		liknas
supine	liknat		liknats
imperative	likna		—
imper. plural¹	liknen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	liknar	liknade	liknas	liknades
ind. plural¹	likna	liknade	liknas	liknades
subjunctive²	likne	liknade	liknes	liknades

present participle		liknande
past participle		liknad

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

Related terms

References

“likna”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“likna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“likna”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)