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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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite snuva snuvas
definite snuvan snuvans
plural indefinite snuvor snuvors
definite snuvorna 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
present participle snuvande
past participle snuvad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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