kvittra
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish qvitra. Compare Danish kvidre, German zwitschern. Arguably from Proto-Germanic *twitwizōną.
Verb
[edit]kvittra (present kvittrar, preterite kvittrade, supine kvittrat, imperative kvittra)
- to twitter (make high-pitched vocalizations typical of (smaller) birds)
- Solen skiner och fåglarna kvittrar
- The sun is shining and the birds are singing
- (figurative) to speak in a high-pitched (and cheerful) voice
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | kvittra | kvittras | ||
| supine | kvittrat | kvittrats | ||
| imperative | kvittra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | kvittren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | kvittrar | kvittrade | kvittras | kvittrades |
| ind. plural1 | kvittra | kvittrade | kvittras | kvittrades |
| subjunctive2 | kvittre | kvittrade | kvittres | kvittrades |
| present participle | kvittrande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- kvittra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kvittra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kvittra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kvittra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)