svika

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Icelandic

Noun

svika

  1. indefinite genitive plural of svik

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svíkja.

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Pronunciation

Verb

svika (present tense svik, past tense sveik, past participle svike, passive infinitive svikast, present participle svikande, imperative svik)

  1. to betray
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Etymology 2

Noun

svika n pl

  1. definite plural of svik

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish svīkia, from Old Norse svíkja, from Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sviːka/
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Verb

svika (present sviker, preterite svek, supine svikit, imperative svik)

  1. to betray, to let down, to disappoint

Conjugation

Conjugation of svika (class 1 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive svika svikas
Supine svikit svikits
Imperative svik —
Imper. plural1 sviken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative sviker svek sviks, svikes sveks
Ind. plural1 svika sveko svikas svekos
Subjunctive2 svike sveke svikes svekes
Participles
Present participle svikande
Past participle sviken
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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