UrsprungFrom Old Swedish kvæfia, qvæfia, (compare Old Icelandic kvefja, kefja), from Proto-Germanic *kwēbijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeh₂bʰ- (“to dive, dive in”). Cognate with Old Norse kœfa, kvæfa, Icelandic kæfa.
- transitiveto suffocate, to asphyxiate; to cause someone to suffer severely reduced oxygen supply to their body
“Han kvävde honom” — He suffocated him
- intransitiveto suffocate, to be suffocated
“Han kvävdes” — He suffocated
Formerkväver(present) · kvävde(preterite) · kvävt(supine) · kväv(imperative) · kväva(active, infinitive) · kvävas(infinitive, passive) · kvävt(active, supine) · kvävts(passive, supine) · kväv(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · kväven(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive) · kväver(active, indicative, present) · kvävde(active, indicative, past) · kvävs(indicative, passive, present) · kväves(indicative, passive, present) · kvävdes(indicative, passive, past) · kväva(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present) · kvävde(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past) · kvävas(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present)