lyft

See also: lyft-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the verb lyfta

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʏft/

Noun

lyft n (definite singular lyftet, indefinite plural lyft, definite plural lyfta)

  1. lift. (the act of lifting, that which is lifted)

Verb

lyft

  1. past participle of lyfta
  2. imperative of lyfta

References

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *luftuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyft/

Noun

lyft f

  1. air, atmosphere; the sky

Derived terms

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

The adjective is past participle of lyfta.

Adjective

lyft

  1. lifted
    med lyfta händer
    with lifted hands

Usage notes

  • lyftna and lyftne (with n) are errors.

Declension

Inflection of lyft
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular lyft — —
Neuter singular lyft — —
Plural lyfta — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 lyfte — —
All lyfta — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Noun

lyft c, n

  1. a lift (a tool)
  2. a lifting (an event)

Declension

Declension of lyft 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lyft lyften lyftar lyftarna
Genitive lyfts lyftens lyftars lyftarnas
Declension of lyft 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lyft lyftet lyft lyften
Genitive lyfts lyftets lyfts lyftens
  • billyft
  • kunskapslyft

Verb

lyft

  1. supine of lyfta.
  2. imperative of lyfta.
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