vifta

Icelandic

Etymology

17. century danish borrowing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɪfta/

  Rhymes: -ɪfta

Noun

vifta f (genitive singular viftu, nominative plural viftur)

1. fan (handheld device)
2. fan (electrical device)

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• viften

Noun

vifta m or f

1. definite feminine singular of vifte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɪftɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse veifa.

Alternative forms

• vifte

Verb

vifta (present tense viftar, past tense vifta, past participle vifta, passive infinitive viftast, present participle viftande, imperative vifta/vift)

1. (transitive) to fan
2. (intransitive) to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind)

Etymology 2

From the verb in Etymology 1.

Noun

vifta f

1. definite singular of vifte

References

• “vifta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

vifta (present viftar, preterite viftade, supine viftat, imperative vifta)

1. (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)

   vifta med händerna

   wave one's hands

   De viftade med små flaggor

   They were waving little flags

   vifta med en pistol

   wave a pistol (semi-figurative for the movement)

   1. (with på or (less common) med) to wag (a tail)

      en glad hund viftar på svansen

      a happy dog wags its tail

   2. (with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)) to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)
   3. (with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”), figuratively) to brush off (criticism or the like)

Usage notes

Vippa is used for a bird wagging its tail. See also stjärt, which is used for the tails of certain animals.

Conjugation

See also

• stjärt (tail, of certain animals)
• svans (tail, of certain animals)

References

• vifta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vifta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vifta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)