tvina

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Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish thvīna, from Old Norse þvína, from Proto-Germanic *þwīnaną. Cognate of English dwindle.

Verb

tvina (present tvinar, preterite tvinade, supine tvinat, imperative tvina)

  1. (often with bort (“away”)) fade away, waste away, wither
    Synonym: tyna

Conjugation

Conjugation of tvina (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive tvina —
Supine tvinat —
Imperative tvina —
Imper. plural1 tvinen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative tvinar tvinade — —
Ind. plural1 tvina tvinade — —
Subjunctive2 tvine tvinade — —
Participles
Present participle tvinande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

References

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