snuva

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Swedish

Etymology 1

Noun

snuva c

  1. (uncountable) the sniffles
  2. (dated) a cold or a flu; an illness which causes the sniffles
  3. (informal) a person with the sniffles
Declension
Declension of snuva 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative snuva snuvan snuvor snuvorna
Genitive snuvas snuvans snuvors snuvornas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Late Old Swedish snuva.

Verb

snuva (present snuvar, preterite snuvade, supine snuvat, imperative snuva)

  1. to steal, to fool, to pot
    jag snuvades på vinsten
    I was cheated out of victory
    han snuvade hänsynslöst sina svågrar
    he mercilessly stole from his brothers-in-law
  2. (dated) to inhale
  3. (dated) to snoop, to find out
Conjugation
Conjugation of snuva (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive snuva snuvas
Supine snuvat snuvats
Imperative snuva —
Imper. plural1 snuven —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative snuvar snuvade snuvas snuvades
Ind. plural1 snuva snuvade snuvas snuvades
Subjunctive2 snuve snuvade snuves snuvades
Participles
Present participle snuvande
Past participle snuvad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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