stjälpa

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stiælpa, from Old Norse stelpa, from Proto-Germanic *stalpijaną, causative of *stelpaną.

Pronunciation

Verb

stjälpa (present stjälper, preterite stjälpte, supine stjälpt, imperative stjälp)

  1. to tip over, to topple (usually a vessel containing a liquid)
  2. toss off; to drink up rapidly
  3. to hinder something; to cause something to fail; to ruin (plans)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stjälpa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive stjälpa stjälpas
Supine stjälpt stjälpts
Imperative stjälp —
Imper. plural1 stjälpen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative stjälper stjälpte stjälps, stjälpes stjälptes
Ind. plural1 stjälpa stjälpte stjälpas stjälptes
Subjunctive2 stjälpe stjälpte stjälpes stjälptes
Participles
Present participle stjälpande
Past participle stjälpt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “hinder”): hjälpa

See also

tip over
hinder

Further reading

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