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driva
driva
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare Old English drīfan, Old Saxon drīvan, drīƀan, Old High German trīban, Old Norse drífa.
Verb
drīva
Conjugation
Conjugation of drīva (strong class 1)
| infinitive | drīva | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | drīve | drēf |
| 2nd person singular | drīvest, drīvst | drēfest, drēfst |
| 3rd person singular | drīveth, drīvth | drēf |
| plural | drīvath | driven |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| singular | drīve | drive |
| plural | drīve, drīven | drive, driven |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | drīv | |
| plural | drīveth | |
| participle | present | past |
| drīvande | edriven, driven | |
Descendants
- North Frisian:
- Föhr-Amrum: driiw
- Mooring: driwe
- Sylt: driiv
- Wiedingharde: driwwe
- Saterland Frisian: [Term?]
- West Frisian: driuwe
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną.
Verb
drīva
Conjugation
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Conjugation of drīva (strong)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | drīva | — | |||
| participle | drīvandi, -e | drivin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | drīver | drīvi, -e | — | drēf | drivi, -e |
| þū | drīver | drīvi, -e | drīf | drēft | drivi, -e |
| han | drīver | drīvi, -e | — | drēf | drivi, -e |
| vīr | drīvum, -om | drīvum, -om | drīvum, -om | drivum, -om | drivum, -om |
| īr | drīvin | drīvin | drīvin | drivin | drivin |
| þēr | drīva | drīvin | — | drivu, -o | drivin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | drīfs | drīvis, -es | — | drēfs | drivis, -es |
| þū | drīfs | drīvis, -es | — | drēfts | drivis, -es |
| han | drīfs | drīvis, -es | — | drēfs | drivis, -es |
| vīr | drīvums, -oms | drīvums, -oms | — | drivums, -oms | drivums, -oms |
| īr | drīvins | drīvins | — | drivins | drivins |
| þēr | drīvas | drīvins | — | drivus, -os | drivins |
Descendants
- Swedish: driva
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
driva c
Declension
| Inflection of driva | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | driva | drivan | drivor | drivorna |
| Genitive | drivas | drivans | drivors | drivornas |
Related terms
- snödriva
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish drīva, from Old Norse drífa, from Proto-Germanic *drībaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreybʰ- (“to drive, push”). Compare Danish and Norwegian drive, Icelandic drífa, English drive, Dutch drijven, German treiben.
Verb
driva
- to drift; wander about
- to operate, run (a company, campaign etc.)
- to make fun of, tease; joke with (driva med)
Conjugation
Conjugation of driva
Conjugation of drifva (obsolete spelling, used before 1906)