snylta

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

snylta

  1. simple past and past participle of snylte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

snylta (present tense snyltar, past tense snylta, past participle snylta, passive infinitive snyltast, present participle snyltande, imperative snylta/snylt)

  1. Alternative form of snylte

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate to Danish snylte and Norwegian snylte, related to Swedish snusa (“to snuff”) and dialectal Swedish snolla (“to sniffle”).

Pronunciation

Verb

snylta (present snyltar, preterite snyltade, supine snyltat, imperative snylta)

  1. to live off other people’s work; to mooch, to sponge

Usage notes

Usually used with the preposition på.

Conjugation

Conjugation of snylta (weak)
active passive
infinitive snylta snyltas
supine snyltat snyltats
imperative snylta —
imper. plural1 snylten —
present past present past
indicative snyltar snyltade snyltas snyltades
ind. plural1 snylta snyltade snyltas snyltades
subjunctive2 snylte snyltade snyltes snyltades
present participle snyltande
past participle —

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

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