svelta

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Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Italian svelto.

Pronunciation

Adjective

svelta (accusative singular sveltan, plural sveltaj, accusative plural sveltajn)

  1. slender, slim, lean

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svelta (strong verb), from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Verb

svelta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative svalt, third-person plural past indicative sultu, supine soltið)

  1. (intransitive) to starve
Conjugation
svelta — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að svelta
supine
(sagnbót) 		soltið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		sveltandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég svelt við sveltum present
(nútíð) 		ég svelti við sveltum
þú sveltur þið sveltið þú sveltir þið sveltið
hann, hún, það sveltur þeir, þær, þau svelta hann, hún, það svelti þeir, þær, þau svelti
past
(þátíð) 		ég svalt við sultum past
(þátíð) 		ég sylti við syltum
þú svalst þið sultuð þú syltir þið syltuð
hann, hún, það svalt þeir, þær, þau sultu hann, hún, það sylti þeir, þær, þau syltu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		svelt (þú) sveltið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
sveltu sveltiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
soltinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		soltinn soltin soltið soltnir soltnar soltin
accusative
(þolfall) 		soltinn soltna soltið soltna soltnar soltin
dative
(þágufall) 		soltnum soltinni soltnu soltnum soltnum soltnum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		soltins soltinnar soltins soltinna soltinna soltinna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		soltni soltna soltna soltnu soltnu soltnu
accusative
(þolfall) 		soltna soltnu soltna soltnu soltnu soltnu
dative
(þágufall) 		soltna soltnu soltna soltnu soltnu soltnu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		soltna soltnu soltna soltnu soltnu soltnu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svelta (weak verb), from Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną.

Verb

svelta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative svelti, supine svelt)

  1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to starve (someone, or figuratively something)
Conjugation
svelta — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að svelta
supine
(sagnbót) 		svelt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		sveltandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég svelti við sveltum present
(nútíð) 		ég svelti við sveltum
þú sveltir þið sveltið þú sveltir þið sveltið
hann, hún, það sveltir þeir, þær, þau svelta hann, hún, það svelti þeir, þær, þau svelti
past
(þátíð) 		ég svelti við sveltum past
(þátíð) 		ég svelti við sveltum
þú sveltir þið sveltuð þú sveltir þið sveltuð
hann, hún, það svelti þeir, þær, þau sveltu hann, hún, það svelti þeir, þær, þau sveltu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		svelt (þú) sveltið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
sveltu sveltiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
sveltur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		sveltur svelt svelt sveltir sveltar svelt
accusative
(þolfall) 		sveltan svelta svelt svelta sveltar svelt
dative
(þágufall) 		sveltum sveltri sveltu sveltum sveltum sveltum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		svelts sveltrar svelts sveltra sveltra sveltra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		svelti svelta svelta sveltu sveltu sveltu
accusative
(þolfall) 		svelta sveltu svelta sveltu sveltu sveltu
dative
(þágufall) 		svelta sveltu svelta sveltu sveltu sveltu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		svelta sveltu svelta sveltu sveltu sveltu

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzvɛl.ta/, /ˈzvel.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlta, -elta
  • Hyphenation: svèl‧ta, svél‧ta

Adjective

svelta f sg

  1. feminine singular of svelto

Participle

svelta f sg

  1. feminine singular of svelto

References

  1. ^ svelto in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

svelta (present tense svelt, past tense svalt, supine svolte, past participle svolten, present participle sveltande, imperative svelt)

  1. Alternative spelling of svelte

Noun

svelta f (definite singular svelta)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of svelte
  2. definite singular of svelte

Etymology 2

Verb

svelta (present tense svelter, past tense svelte, past participle svelt, passive infinitive sveltast, present participle sveltande, imperative svelt)

  1. Alternative spelling of svelte

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Verb

svelta (singular past indicative svalt, plural past indicative sultu, past participle soltinn)

  1. (intransitive) to starve, to have hunger
Conjugation
Conjugation of svelta — active (strong class 3)
infinitive svelta
present participle sveltandi
past participle soltinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular svelt svalt
2nd-person singular sveltr svalzt
3rd-person singular sveltr svalt
1st-person plural sveltum sultum
2nd-person plural sveltið sultuð
3rd-person plural svelta sultu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular svelta sylta
2nd-person singular sveltir syltir
3rd-person singular svelti sylti
1st-person plural sveltim syltim
2nd-person plural sveltið syltið
3rd-person plural svelti sylti
imperative present
2nd-person singular svelt
1st-person plural sveltum
2nd-person plural sveltið
Conjugation of svelta — mediopassive (strong class 3)
infinitive sveltask
present participle sveltandisk
past participle soltizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular sveltumk sultumk
2nd-person singular svelzk svalzk
3rd-person singular svelzk svalzk
1st-person plural sveltumsk sultumsk
2nd-person plural sveltizk sultuzk
3rd-person plural sveltask sultusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular sveltumk syltumk
2nd-person singular sveltisk syltisk
3rd-person singular sveltisk syltisk
1st-person plural sveltimsk syltimsk
2nd-person plural sveltizk syltizk
3rd-person plural sveltisk syltisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular svelzk
1st-person plural sveltumsk
2nd-person plural sveltizk
Descendants
  • Icelandic: svelta
  • Faroese: svølta
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: svelta

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną.

Verb

svelta (singular past indicative svelti, plural past indicative sveltu, past participle sveltr)

  1. (transitive) to starve
Conjugation
Conjugation of svelta — active (weak class 1)
infinitive svelta
present participle sveltandi
past participle sveltr
indicative present past
1st-person singular svelti svelta
2nd-person singular sveltir sveltir
3rd-person singular sveltir svelti
1st-person plural sveltum sveltum
2nd-person plural sveltið sveltuð
3rd-person plural svelta sveltu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular svelta svelta
2nd-person singular sveltir sveltir
3rd-person singular svelti svelti
1st-person plural sveltim sveltim
2nd-person plural sveltið sveltið
3rd-person plural svelti svelti
imperative present
2nd-person singular svelt, svelti
1st-person plural sveltum
2nd-person plural sveltið
Conjugation of svelta — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive sveltask
present participle sveltandisk
past participle svelzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular sveltumk sveltumk
2nd-person singular sveltisk sveltisk
3rd-person singular sveltisk sveltisk
1st-person plural sveltumsk sveltumsk
2nd-person plural sveltizk sveltuzk
3rd-person plural sveltask sveltusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular sveltumk sveltumk
2nd-person singular sveltisk sveltisk
3rd-person singular sveltisk sveltisk
1st-person plural sveltimsk sveltimsk
2nd-person plural sveltizk sveltizk
3rd-person plural sveltisk sveltisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular svelzk, sveltisk
1st-person plural sveltumsk
2nd-person plural sveltizk
Descendants

References

  • “svelta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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