svelta

Esperanto

Etymology

Derived from Italian svelto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsvelta]
• Rhymes: -elta
• Hyphenation: svel‧ta

Adjective

svelta (accusative singular sveltan, plural sveltaj, accusative plural sveltajn)

1. slender, slim, lean

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsvɛl̥ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛl̥ta

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svelta (strong verb), from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Verb

svelta (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative svalt, third-person plural past indicative sultu, supine soltið)

1. (intransitive) to starve

Conjugation

svelta — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að svelta
supine (sagnbót)		soltið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		sveltandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég svelt	við sveltum	present (nútíð)	ég svelti	við sveltum
	þú sveltur	þið sveltið		þú sveltir	þið sveltið
	hann, hún, það sveltur	þeir, þær, þau svelta		hann, hún, það svelti	þeir, þær, þau svelti
past (þátíð)	ég svalt	við sultum	past (þátíð)	ég sylti	við syltum
	þú svalst	þið sultuð		þú syltir	þið syltuð
	hann, hún, það svalt	þeir, þær, þau sultu		hann, hún, það sylti	þeir, þær, þau syltu
imperative (boðháttur)	svelt (þú)	sveltið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	sveltu	sveltiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

soltinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	soltinn	soltin	soltið		soltnir	soltnar	soltin
accusative (þolfall)	soltinn	soltna	soltið		soltna	soltnar	soltin
dative (þágufall)	soltnum	soltinni	soltnu		soltnum	soltnum	soltnum
genitive (eignarfall)	soltins	soltinnar	soltins		soltinna	soltinna	soltinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	soltni	soltna	soltna		soltnu	soltnu	soltnu
accusative (þolfall)	soltna	soltnu	soltna		soltnu	soltnu	soltnu
dative (þágufall)	soltna	soltnu	soltna		soltnu	soltnu	soltnu
genitive (eignarfall)	soltna	soltnu	soltna		soltnu	soltnu	soltnu

Derived terms

• sveltur sitjandi kráka en fljúgandi fær

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svelta (weak verb), from Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną.

Verb

svelta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative svelti, supine svelt)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to starve (someone, or figuratively something)

Conjugation

svelta — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að svelta
supine (sagnbót)		svelt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		sveltandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég svelti	við sveltum	present (nútíð)	ég svelti	við sveltum
	þú sveltir	þið sveltið		þú sveltir	þið sveltið
	hann, hún, það sveltir	þeir, þær, þau svelta		hann, hún, það svelti	þeir, þær, þau svelti
past (þátíð)	ég svelti	við sveltum	past (þátíð)	ég svelti	við sveltum
	þú sveltir	þið sveltuð		þú sveltir	þið sveltuð
	hann, hún, það svelti	þeir, þær, þau sveltu		hann, hún, það svelti	þeir, þær, þau sveltu
imperative (boðháttur)	svelt (þú)	sveltið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	sveltu	sveltiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

sveltur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	sveltur	svelt	svelt		sveltir	sveltar	svelt
accusative (þolfall)	sveltan	svelta	svelt		svelta	sveltar	svelt
dative (þágufall)	sveltum	sveltri	sveltu		sveltum	sveltum	sveltum
genitive (eignarfall)	svelts	sveltrar	svelts		sveltra	sveltra	sveltra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	svelti	svelta	svelta		sveltu	sveltu	sveltu
accusative (þolfall)	svelta	sveltu	svelta		sveltu	sveltu	sveltu
dative (þágufall)	svelta	sveltu	svelta		sveltu	sveltu	sveltu
genitive (eignarfall)	svelta	sveltu	svelta		sveltu	sveltu	sveltu

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzvɛl.ta/, /ˈzvel.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛlta, -elta
• Hyphenation: svèl‧ta, svél‧ta

Adjective

svelta f sg

1. feminine singular of svelto

Participle

svelta f sg

1. feminine singular of svelto

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

svelta (present tense svelt, past tense svalt, supine svolte, past participle svolten, present participle sveltande, imperative svelt)

1. Alternative spelling of svelte

Noun

svelta f (definite singular svelta)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of svelte
2. definite singular of svelte

Etymology 2

Verb

svelta (present tense svelter, past tense svelte, past participle svelt, passive infinitive sveltast, present participle sveltande, imperative svelt)

1. Alternative spelling of svelte

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Verb

svelta (singular past indicative svalt, plural past indicative sultu, past participle soltinn)

1. (intransitive) to starve, to have hunger

Conjugation

Conjugation of svelta — active (strong class 3)

infinitive	svelta
present participle	sveltandi
past participle	soltinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	svelt	svalt
2nd-person singular	sveltr	svalzt
3rd-person singular	sveltr	svalt
1st-person plural	sveltum	sultum
2nd-person plural	sveltið	sultuð
3rd-person plural	svelta	sultu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	svelta	sylta
2nd-person singular	sveltir	syltir
3rd-person singular	svelti	sylti
1st-person plural	sveltim	syltim
2nd-person plural	sveltið	syltið
3rd-person plural	svelti	sylti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	svelt
1st-person plural	sveltum
2nd-person plural	sveltið

Conjugation of svelta — mediopassive (strong class 3)

infinitive	sveltask
present participle	sveltandisk
past participle	soltizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	sveltumk	sultumk
2nd-person singular	svelzk	svalzk
3rd-person singular	svelzk	svalzk
1st-person plural	sveltumsk	sultumsk
2nd-person plural	sveltizk	sultuzk
3rd-person plural	sveltask	sultusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	sveltumk	syltumk
2nd-person singular	sveltisk	syltisk
3rd-person singular	sveltisk	syltisk
1st-person plural	sveltimsk	syltimsk
2nd-person plural	sveltizk	syltizk
3rd-person plural	sveltisk	syltisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	svelzk
1st-person plural	sveltumsk
2nd-person plural	sveltizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: svelta
• Faroese: svølta
• Norwegian Nynorsk: svelta

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *swaltijaną.

Verb

svelta (singular past indicative svelti, plural past indicative sveltu, past participle sveltr)

1. (transitive) to starve

Conjugation

Conjugation of svelta — active (weak class 1)

infinitive	svelta
present participle	sveltandi
past participle	sveltr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	svelti	svelta
2nd-person singular	sveltir	sveltir
3rd-person singular	sveltir	svelti
1st-person plural	sveltum	sveltum
2nd-person plural	sveltið	sveltuð
3rd-person plural	svelta	sveltu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	svelta	svelta
2nd-person singular	sveltir	sveltir
3rd-person singular	svelti	svelti
1st-person plural	sveltim	sveltim
2nd-person plural	sveltið	sveltið
3rd-person plural	svelti	svelti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	svelt, svelti
1st-person plural	sveltum
2nd-person plural	sveltið

Conjugation of svelta — mediopassive (weak class 1)

infinitive	sveltask
present participle	sveltandisk
past participle	svelzk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	sveltumk	sveltumk
2nd-person singular	sveltisk	sveltisk
3rd-person singular	sveltisk	sveltisk
1st-person plural	sveltumsk	sveltumsk
2nd-person plural	sveltizk	sveltuzk
3rd-person plural	sveltask	sveltusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	sveltumk	sveltumk
2nd-person singular	sveltisk	sveltisk
3rd-person singular	sveltisk	sveltisk
1st-person plural	sveltimsk	sveltimsk
2nd-person plural	sveltizk	sveltizk
3rd-person plural	sveltisk	sveltisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	svelzk, sveltisk
1st-person plural	sveltumsk
2nd-person plural	sveltizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: svelta
• Faroese: svølta
• Norwegian Nynorsk: svelta
• Old Swedish: svælta
  • Swedish: svälta

References

• “svelta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press