kvittera
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom German quittieren suffixed with -era, from Medieval Latin quitāre (“to free from debt”), from Latin quietāre (“to calm”). Cognate of Danish kvittere, French quitter, Italian quitare, Spanish quitar. For the shift in sense from "settle a debt" to "equalize score", compare Swedish vedergälla, English pay back, English even the score, etc.
Verb
editkvittera (present kvitterar, preterite kvitterade, supine kvitterat, imperative kvittera)
- to give a receipt, to confirm a transaction, to pay back, to return
- (sports) equalize (to make the scoreline equal by scoring points)
Conjugation
editConjugation of kvittera (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kvittera | kvitteras | ||
| Supine | kvitterat | kvitterats | ||
| Imperative | kvittera | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kvitteren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kvitterar | kvitterade | kvitteras | kvitterades |
| Ind. plural1 | kvittera | kvitterade | kvitteras | kvitterades |
| Subjunctive2 | kvittere | kvitterade | kvitteres | kvitterades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kvitterande | |||
| Past participle | kvitterad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
editReferences
edit- kvittera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kvittera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kvittera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kvitt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)