vissla

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Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish hvīsla, from Old Norse hvísla, from Proto-Germanic *hwistlōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱweys-, *ḱwey- (“to hiss, whistle, whisper”).

Noun

vissla c

  1. a whistle; a device designed to be placed in the mouth in order to make a whistling sound.

Declension

Declension of vissla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vissla visslan visslor visslorna
Genitive visslas visslans visslors visslornas

Derived terms

Verb

vissla (present visslar, preterite visslade, supine visslat, imperative vissla)

  1. to whistle (to produce a whistling sound)

Conjugation

Conjugation of vissla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive vissla visslas
Supine visslat visslats
Imperative vissla —
Imper. plural1 visslen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative visslar visslade visslas visslades
Ind. plural1 vissla visslade visslas visslades
Subjunctive2 vissle visslade vissles visslades
Participles
Present participle visslande
Past participle visslad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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