svikta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sviktet

Verb

svikta

1. inflection of svikte:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German swichten.

Alternative forms

• svikte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʋikta/

Verb

svikta (present tense sviktar, past tense svikta, past participle svikta, passive infinitive sviktast, present participle sviktande, imperative svikta/svikt)

1. to fail, give in; break

   Grunnen under oss sviktar.

   The ground beneath us is giving in.

2. to betray

Synonyms

• (give in): gje etter
• (betray): svika/svike

Related terms

• svikt

Etymology 2

Noun

svikta f

1. definite singular of svikt

References

• “svikta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Verb

svikta (present sviktar, preterite sviktade, supine sviktat, imperative svikta)

1. to bend (or compress, etc.) sharply and then regain shape (of for example a springboard)
2. to bend and nearly give way (of for example a bridge)
3. (figuratively) to falter, to fail

   sviktande mod

   faltering courage

   sviktande hälsa

   failing health

Conjugation

Conjugation of svikta (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	svikta		sviktas
Supine	sviktat		sviktats
Imperative	svikta		—
Imper. plural1	svikten		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sviktar	sviktade	sviktas	sviktades
Ind. plural1	svikta	sviktade	sviktas	sviktades
Subjunctive2	svikte	sviktade	sviktes	sviktades
	Participles
Present participle	sviktande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• svikt

References

• svikta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svikta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• svikta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)