sväva
See also: Sváva
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish svæva‚ likely borrowed from Middle Low German swēven (modern sweven), from Old Saxon *swivian, from Proto-Germanic *swibjaną. Doublet of sviva. Cognate with Dutch zweven, West Frisian sweve, German schweben.
Pronunciation
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Verb
sväva
Conjugation
Conjugation of sväva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sväva | — | ||
| Supine | svävat | — | ||
| Imperative | sväva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sväven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | svävar | svävade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | sväva | svävade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | sväve | svävade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | svävande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||