klyfta
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse kluft, klyft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz.
Noun
[edit]klyfta c
- a clove; a separate bulb of a garlic
- a wedge-shaped part of a fruit, either cut into shape or naturally formed (as with e.g. oranges)
- a cleft
- cleavage
Declension
[edit]Declension of klyfta
Derived terms
[edit]- klyftpotatis (“potato wedges”)
Verb
[edit]klyfta (present klyftar, preterite klyftade, supine klyftat, imperative klyfta)
- to cut into a clefts, to split an orange
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of klyfta (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | klyfta | klyftas | ||
| Supine | klyftat | klyftats | ||
| Imperative | klyfta | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | klyften | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | klyftar | klyftade | klyftas | klyftades |
| Ind. plural1 | klyfta | klyftade | klyftas | klyftades |
| Subjunctive2 | klyfte | klyftade | klyftes | klyftades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | klyftande | |||
| Past participle | klyftad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- klyfta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- klyfta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- klyfta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- klyfta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)