klyfta

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kluft, klyft, from Proto-Germanic *kluftiz.

Noun

klyfta c

  1. a clove; a separate bulb of a garlic
  2. a wedge-shaped part of a fruit, either cut into shape or naturally formed (as with e.g. oranges)
  3. a cleft
  4. cleavage

Declension
Declension of klyfta 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative klyfta klyftan klyftor klyftorna
Genitive klyftas klyftans klyftors klyftornas

Derived terms
  • klyftpotatis (“potato wedges”)

Verb

klyfta (present klyftar, preterite klyftade, supine klyftat, imperative klyfta)

  1. to cut into a clefts, to split an orange

Conjugation
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.

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