svelta

Derived from Italian svelto.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvelta/
• Rhymes: -elta
• Hyphenation: svel‧ta

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

1. slender, slim, lean

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛl̥ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛl̥ta

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

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

1. (intransitive) to starve

• sveltur sitjandi kráka en fljúgandi fær

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

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

1. to starve (someone, or figuratively something)

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

svelta f sg

1. feminine singular of svelto

svelta f sg

1. feminine singular of svelto

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

1. alternative spelling of svelte

svelta f (definite singular svelta)

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

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

1. alternative spelling of svelte

From Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

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

1. (intransitive) to starve, to have hunger

From Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną.

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

1. (transitive) to starve

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “svelta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive