avskräcka

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Swedish

Etymology

av- +‎ skräck +‎ -a. Cognate of Danish afskrække, German abschrecken, Dutch afschrikken. Compare English scare off.

Verb

avskräcka (present avskräcker, preterite avskräckte, supine avskräckt, imperative avskräck)

  1. deter, discourage, dissuade

Conjugation

Conjugation of avskräcka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive avskräcka avskräckas
Supine avskräckt avskräckts
Imperative avskräck —
Imper. plural1 avskräcken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative avskräcker avskräckte avskräcks, avskräckes avskräcktes
Ind. plural1 avskräcka avskräckte avskräckas avskräcktes
Subjunctive2 avskräcke avskräckte avskräckes avskräcktes
Participles
Present participle avskräckande
Past participle avskräckt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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