väta

See also: vata, vāta, vată, våta, and væta

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vǣta, from Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną.

Verb

väta

1. to wet

Conjugation

Conjugation of väta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	väta		vätas
Supine	vätt		vätts
Imperative	vät		—
Imper. plural1	väten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	väter	vätte	väts, vätes	vättes
Ind. plural1	väta	vätte	vätas	vättes
Subjunctive2	väte	vätte	vätes	vättes
	Participles
Present participle	vätande
Past participle	vätt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• blöta
• fukta

Etymology 2

Noun

väta c

1. wetness

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Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

väta

1. to play (be playful)
2. to play (participate in a game)
3. to play (an instrument)

Derived terms

• vändai

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “играть”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika