betyda
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish bethydha, from Middle Low German beduden, equivalent to be- + tyda.[1] Cognate with Danish betyde, Norwegian Bokmål bety, Norwegian Nynorsk bety, German bedeuten, Vilamovian bydȧjta, Luxembourgish bedeiten, Dutch beduiden, older bedieden, Limburgish beduuje, Saterland Frisian betjuude and West Frisian betsjutte.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]betyda (present betyder, preterite betydde, supine betytt, imperative betyd)
- to mean (convey, signify, indicate)
- to mean; to be of importance (for someone)
- to mean; to result in
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | betyda | — | ||
| supine | betytt | — | ||
| imperative | betyd | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | betyden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | betyder | betydde | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | betyda | betydde | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | betyde | betydde | — | — |
| present participle | betydande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]betyda in Svensk ordbok.