svømme

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse svimma, svima, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svœmə/, [ˈsvœmə]

Verb

svømme (imperative svøm, infinitive at svømme, present tense svømmer, past tense svømmede, perfect tense er/har svømmet)

  1. swim (move through water)
  2. float

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse svimma, svima, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʋœmːə]

Verb

svømme (imperative svøm, present tense svømmer, simple past svømte, past participle svømt, present participle svømmende)

  1. to swim
    Han svømte over elven.He swam across the river.

Derived terms

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

svømme (present tense svømmer, past tense svømde or svømte, past participle svømt, present participle svømmande, imperative svøm)

  1. Alternative form of symja

Derived terms

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