kväva

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See also: kvava

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish kvæfia, qvæfia, (compare Old Icelandic kvefja, kefja), from Proto-Germanic *kwēbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to dive, dive in”). Cognate with Old Norse kœfa, kvæfa, Icelandic kæfa.

Verb

kväva (present kväver, preterite kvävde, supine kvävt, imperative kväv)

  1. (transitive) to suffocate, to asphyxiate; to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to their body
    Han kvävde honom ― He suffocated him
  2. (intransitive, passive voice) to suffocate, to be suffocated
    Han kvävdes ― He suffocated

Conjugation

Conjugation of kväva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive kväva kvävas
Supine kvävt kvävts
Imperative kväv —
Imper. plural1 kväven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative kväver kvävde kvävs, kväves kvävdes
Ind. plural1 kväva kvävde kvävas kvävdes
Subjunctive2 kväve kvävde kväves kvävdes
Participles
Present participle kvävande
Past participle kvävd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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