rymma
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish rȳma, from Old Norse rýma, from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną. Related to rum (“room”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Verb
[edit]rymma (present rymmer, preterite rymde, supine rymt, imperative rym)
- to hold (a certain volume of space)
- fem personer ryms i denna bil
- five people can fit in this car
- fem personer ryms i denna bil
- to escape, to run away
Usage notes
[edit]See also förrymd (“escaped”). "Rymd" is unidiomatic for escaped prisoners and the like.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of rymma (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | rymma | rymmas | ||
| Supine | rymt | rymts | ||
| Imperative | rym | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | rymmen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | rymmer | rymde | ryms, rymmes | rymdes |
| Ind. plural1 | rymma | rymde | rymmas | rymdes |
| Subjunctive2 | rymme | rymde | rymmes | rymdes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | rymmande | |||
| Past participle | rymd | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- rymma in Svensk ordbok.
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