tillskriva

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word tillskriva. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word tillskriva, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say tillskriva in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word tillskriva you have here. The definition of the word tillskriva will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oftillskriva, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German toschriven, equivalent to till +‎ skriva. Cognate of German zuschreiben.

Verb

tillskriva (present tillskriver, preterite tillskrev, supine tillskrivit, imperative tillskriva)

  1. to ascribe, attribute, impute, credit (ascribe characteristics, authorship, ownership, credit, responsibility, as a cause, and the like)
    tillskriva någon egenskaper
    ascribe characteristics to someone
    Målningen har tillskrivits flera olika mästare
    The painting has been attributed to several different masters
    Prisökningen tillskrevs dåliga skördar
    The price increase was attributed to poor harvests
  2. to write a (formal) letter to (someone)

Conjugation

See also

References