avliva

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

avliva

  1. inflection of avlive:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish afliva (also spelled as aflifva, earliest attested in 16th century). Equivalent to av- +‎ liv +‎ -a. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål avlive, Danish aflive, Icelandic aflífa, Dutch aflijven.

Verb

avliva (present avlivar, preterite avlivade, supine avlivat, imperative avliva)

  1. kill, put to death, put down
    De fick avliva sin hund ― They had to put down their dog
  2. (figurative) put an end to
    att avliva en myt
    to put an end to a myth

Usage notes

Usually when describing animals, but occasionally to describe humans.

Conjugation

Conjugation of avliva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive avliva avlivas
Supine avlivat avlivats
Imperative avliva —
Imper. plural1 avliven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative avlivar avlivade avlivas avlivades
Ind. plural1 avliva avlivade avlivas avlivades
Subjunctive2 avlive avlivade avlives avlivades
Participles
Present participle avlivande
Past participle avlivad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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