avliva
Norwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editVerb
editavliva
- inflection of avlive:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish afliva (also spelled as aflifva, earliest attested in 16th century). Equivalent to av- + liv + -a. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål avlive, Danish aflive, Icelandic aflífa, Dutch aflijven.
Verb
editavliva (present avlivar, preterite avlivade, supine avlivat, imperative avliva)
- kill, put to death, put down
- De fick avliva sin hund ― They had to put down their dog
- (figurative) put an end to
- att avliva en myt
- to put an end to a myth
Usage notes
editUsually when describing animals, but occasionally to describe humans.
Conjugation
editConjugation of avliva (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | avliva | avlivas | ||
| Supine | avlivat | avlivats | ||
| Imperative | avliva | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | avliven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | avlivar | avlivade | avlivas | avlivades |
| Ind. plural1 | avliva | avlivade | avlivas | avlivades |
| Subjunctive2 | avlive | avlivade | avlives | avlivades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | avlivande | |||
| Past participle | avlivad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||