hyfsa
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom either Low German *hüfschen or *höfschen, cognate of German hübschen (“make pretty”), from hübsch (“pretty”). Doublet of hövisk.
Verb
edithyfsa (present hyfsar, preterite hyfsade, supine hyfsat, imperative hyfsa)
Conjugation
editConjugation of hyfsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hyfsa | hyfsas | ||
| Supine | hyfsat | hyfsats | ||
| Imperative | hyfsa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hyfsen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hyfsar | hyfsade | hyfsas | hyfsades |
| Ind. plural1 | hyfsa | hyfsade | hyfsas | hyfsades |
| Subjunctive2 | hyfse | hyfsade | hyfses | hyfsades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hyfsande | |||
| Past participle | hyfsad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editReferences
edit- hyfsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hyfsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- hyfsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)