plita
Swedish
Etymology
Likely from a dialectal word originally in the sense "cut to shreds". Noun and verb probably from the same source. Origin otherwise obscure.
Declension
| Declension of plita | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | plita | plitan | plitor | plitorna |
| Genitive | plitas | plitans | plitors | plitornas |
Verb
plita (present plitar, preterite plitade, supine plitat, imperative plita)
- to write something carefully and fastidiously
Conjugation
Conjugation of plita (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | plita | plitas | ||
| Supine | plitat | plitats | ||
| Imperative | plita | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | pliten | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | plitar | plitade | plitas | plitades |
| Ind. plural1 | plita | plitade | plitas | plitades |
| Subjunctive2 | plite | plitade | plites | plitades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | plitande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Further reading
- plita in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- plita in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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