avta

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Latin

Adjective

avta

  1. inflection of avtus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

avtā

  1. ablative feminine singular of avtus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From av +‎ ta.

Verb

avta (imperative avta, present tense avtar, passive avtas, simple past avtok, past participle avtatt, present participle avtakende)

  1. to decrease, diminish
  2. to purchase

References

Swedish

Verb

avta (present avtar, preterite avtog, supine avtagit, imperative avta)

  1. (intransitive) to reduce in intensity, to become less intense
  2. (intransitive, mathematics) to decrease
  3. (transitive, dated) to remove (clothes), to take off
    Synonym: ta av
    Olle avtager tröjan
    Olle is taking off his sweater

Usage notes

  • The passive and the past participle are only applicable for the transitive meaning (remove clothes). This meaning is dated, and more often separated (Olle tar av tröljan).

Conjugation

Conjugation of avta (class 6 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive avta avtas
Supine avtagit avtagits
Imperative avta —
Imper. plural1 avtan —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative avtar avtog avtas avtogs
Ind. plural1 avta avtogo avtas avtogos
Subjunctive2 avta avtoge avtas avtoges
Participles
Present participle avtagande
Past participle avtagen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of avtaga (class 6 strong, somewhat dated)
Active Passive
Infinitive avtaga avtagas
Supine avtagit avtagits
Imperative avtag —
Imper. plural1 avtagen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative avtager avtog avtages avtogs
Ind. plural1 avtaga avtogo avtagas avtogos
Subjunctive2 avtage avtoge avtages avtoges
Participles
Present participle avtagande
Past participle avtagen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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