"vifta" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Icelandic]

IPA: /ˈvɪfta/
Rhymes: -ɪfta Etymology: 17. century danish borrowing Head templates: {{head|is|nouns|genitive singular|viftu|||||||nominative plural|viftur|||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=}} vifta f (genitive singular viftu, nominative plural viftur), {{is-noun|f|viftu|viftur}} vifta f (genitive singular viftu, nominative plural viftur) Inflection templates: {{is-decl-noun-f-w1|v|i|ft}}, {{is-decl-noun-base|f-w1|accp=viftur|accpd=vifturnar|accs=viftu|accsd=viftuna|datp=viftum|datpd=viftunum|dats=viftu|datsd=viftunni|def={{{def}}}|genp=vifta|genpd=viftanna|gens=viftu|gensd=viftunnar|indef={{{indef}}}|nomp=viftur|nompd=vifturnar|noms=vifta|nomsd=viftan|pl={{{pl}}}|sg={{{sg}}}}}, {{is-decl-noun-base/sgpl|f-w1|accp=viftur|accpd=vifturnar|accs=viftu|accsd=viftuna|datp=viftum|datpd=viftunum|dats=viftu|datsd=viftunni|genp=vifta|genpd=viftanna|gens=viftu|gensd=viftunnar|nomp=viftur|nompd=vifturnar|noms=vifta|nomsd=viftan}} Forms: viftu [genitive, singular], viftur [nominative, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], vifta [indefinite, nominative, singular], viftan [definite, nominative, singular], viftur [indefinite, nominative, plural], vifturnar [definite, nominative, plural], viftu [accusative, indefinite, singular], viftuna [accusative, definite, singular], viftur [accusative, indefinite, plural], vifturnar [accusative, definite, plural], viftu [dative, indefinite, singular], viftunni [dative, definite, singular], viftum [dative, indefinite, plural], viftunum [dative, definite, plural], viftu [genitive, indefinite, singular], viftunnar [definite, genitive, singular], vifta [genitive, indefinite, plural], viftanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. fan (handheld device) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vifta-is-noun-I1J5epOI
  2. fan (electrical device) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vifta-is-noun-vmQR1E7B Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 38 62

Noun [Norwegian Bokmål]

Head templates: {{head|nb|noun form|g=m|g2=f}} vifta m or f
  1. definite feminine singular of vifte Tags: definite, feminine, form-of, masculine, singular Form of: vifte Synonyms: viften
    Sense id: en-vifta-nb-noun-WaJo31dz Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²ʋɪftɑ/
Etymology: From the verb in Etymology 1. Head templates: {{head|nn|noun form|g=f}} vifta f
  1. definite singular of vifte Tags: definite, feminine, form-of, singular Form of: vifte
    Sense id: en-vifta-nn-noun-Gq8AsEHw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

IPA: /²ʋɪftɑ/ Forms: viftar [present], vifta [past], vifta [participle, past], viftast [infinitive, passive], viftande [participle, present], vifta [imperative], vift [imperative]
Etymology: From Old Norse veifa. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|non|veifa}} Old Norse veifa
  1. (transitive) to fan Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-vifta-nn-verb-VqxM41XP
  2. (intransitive) to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-vifta-nn-verb-VmerRHxc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: vifte
Etymology number: 1

Verb [Swedish]

Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|viftar|preterite|viftade|supine|viftat|imperative|vifta|head=}} vifta (present viftar, preterite viftade, supine viftat, imperative vifta) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|nop=1|nopp=1}} Forms: viftar [present], viftade [preterite], viftat [supine], vifta [imperative], weak [table-tags], vifta [active, infinitive], - [infinitive, passive], viftat [active, supine], - [passive, supine], vifta [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], viften [active, archaic, imperative, plural], - [archaic, imperative, passive, plural], viftar [active, indicative, present], viftade [active, indicative, past], - [indicative, passive, present], - [indicative, passive, past], vifta [active, archaic, indicative, plural, present], viftade [active, archaic, indicative, past, plural], - [archaic, indicative, passive, plural, present], - [archaic, indicative, passive, past, plural], vifte [active, dated, present, subjunctive], viftade [active, dated, past, subjunctive], - [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], - [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], viftande [participle, present], - [participle, past]
  1. (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)
    (with på or (less common) med) to wag (a tail)
    Sense id: en-vifta-sv-verb-8ZwLYBMt Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 21 29 29 22
  2. (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)
    (with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)) to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)
    Sense id: en-vifta-sv-verb-DSUejaE5 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 21 29 29 22
  3. (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)
    (with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”), figuratively) to brush off (criticism or the like)
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-vifta-sv-verb-UEGihtE4 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 21 29 29 22
  4. (transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap) Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-vifta-sv-verb-JJVjv35u Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 21 29 29 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: stjärt (english: tail, of certain animals), svans (english: tail, of certain animals)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "7": "",
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɪfta/"
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      "form": "viftar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
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      ],
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      ]
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        "(intransitive) to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind)"
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/²ʋɪftɑ/"
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      "word": "vifte"
    }
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    },
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        "preterite"
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "imperative"
      ]
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      ]
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "passive",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
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    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "viftande",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "nop": "1",
        "nopp": "1"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "stjärt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "tail, of certain animals",
      "word": "svans"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 29 29 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a happy dog wags its tail",
          "text": "en glad hund viftar på svansen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
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        "to wag (a tail)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
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          "wave",
          "wave"
        ],
        [
          "wag",
          "wag"
        ]
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        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with på or (less common) med) to wag (a tail)"
      ],
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          "_dis": "21 29 29 22",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)) to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)",
        "to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-sv-verb-DSUejaE5",
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ],
        [
          "bort",
          "bort#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "undan",
          "undan#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "drive off",
          "drive off"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)) to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 29 29 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”), figuratively) to brush off (criticism or the like)",
        "to brush off (criticism or the like)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-sv-verb-UEGihtE4",
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ],
        [
          "bort",
          "bort#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "undan",
          "undan#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "brush off",
          "brush off"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”), figuratively) to brush off (criticism or the like)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 29 29 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "wave one's hands",
          "text": "vifta med händerna",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They were waving little flags",
          "text": "De viftade med små flaggor",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "wave a pistol (semi-figurative for the movement)",
          "text": "vifta med en pistol",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vifta-sv-verb-JJVjv35u",
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with med or (less common) på"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Icelandic 2-syllable words",
    "Icelandic countable nouns",
    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic feminine nouns",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic nouns",
    "Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪfta",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪfta/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "17. century danish borrowing",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viftu",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftur",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "is-decl-noun-f-w1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifturnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftuna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftur",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifturnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftunni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftunnar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "genitive singular",
        "4": "viftu",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vifta f (genitive singular viftu, nominative plural viftur)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "viftu",
        "3": "viftur"
      },
      "expansion": "vifta f (genitive singular viftu, nominative plural viftur)",
      "name": "is-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "v",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "ft"
      },
      "name": "is-decl-noun-f-w1"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-w1",
        "accp": "viftur",
        "accpd": "vifturnar",
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        "accsd": "viftuna",
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        "datpd": "viftunum",
        "dats": "viftu",
        "datsd": "viftunni",
        "def": "{{{def}}}",
        "genp": "vifta",
        "genpd": "viftanna",
        "gens": "viftu",
        "gensd": "viftunnar",
        "indef": "{{{indef}}}",
        "nomp": "viftur",
        "nompd": "vifturnar",
        "noms": "vifta",
        "nomsd": "viftan",
        "pl": "{{{pl}}}",
        "sg": "{{{sg}}}"
      },
      "name": "is-decl-noun-base"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f-w1",
        "accp": "viftur",
        "accpd": "vifturnar",
        "accs": "viftu",
        "accsd": "viftuna",
        "datp": "viftum",
        "datpd": "viftunum",
        "dats": "viftu",
        "datsd": "viftunni",
        "genp": "vifta",
        "genpd": "viftanna",
        "gens": "viftu",
        "gensd": "viftunnar",
        "nomp": "viftur",
        "nompd": "vifturnar",
        "noms": "vifta",
        "nomsd": "viftan"
      },
      "name": "is-decl-noun-base/sgpl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fan (handheld device)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fan",
          "fan"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fan (electrical device)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɪfta/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪfta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}

{
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      "args": {
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        "2": "noun form",
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        "g2": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "vifta m or f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms",
        "Norwegian Bokmål noun forms"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "vifte"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "definite feminine singular of vifte"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vifte",
          "vifte#Norwegian Bokmål"
        ]
      ],
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
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        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "viften"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}

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  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "veifa"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse veifa",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse veifa.",
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    {
      "form": "viftar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftast",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftande",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vift",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
  "lang_code": "nn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fan",
          "fan#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to fan"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "blow",
          "blow#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to blow (to be suspended and be moved by the wind)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²ʋɪftɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "vifte"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From the verb in Etymology 1.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "nn",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "f"
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      "name": "head"
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  "lang_code": "nn",
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  "senses": [
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        {
          "word": "vifte"
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        "definite singular of vifte"
      ],
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        [
          "vifte",
          "vifte#Norwegian Nynorsk"
        ]
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        "definite",
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²ʋɪftɑ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish verbs",
    "Swedish weak verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viftar",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftade",
      "tags": [
        "preterite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftat",
      "tags": [
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sv-conj-wk",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftat",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "passive",
        "supine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viften",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "imperative",
        "passive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftar",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "indicative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifta",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "indicative",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vifte",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftade",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "active",
        "dated",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "present",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "dated",
        "passive",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "viftande",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "6": "viftade",
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        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "vifta (present viftar, preterite viftade, supine viftat, imperative vifta)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "nop": "1",
        "nopp": "1"
      },
      "name": "sv-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "tail, of certain animals",
      "word": "stjärt"
    },
    {
      "english": "tail, of certain animals",
      "word": "svans"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a happy dog wags its tail",
          "text": "en glad hund viftar på svansen",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with på or (less common) med) to wag (a tail)",
        "to wag (a tail)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ],
        [
          "wag",
          "wag"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with på or (less common) med) to wag (a tail)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with på or (less common) med"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)) to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)",
        "to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ],
        [
          "bort",
          "bort#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "undan",
          "undan#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "drive off",
          "drive off"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)) to drive off (with a waving motion, of insects or the like)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”), figuratively) to brush off (criticism or the like)",
        "to brush off (criticism or the like)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ],
        [
          "bort",
          "bort#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "undan",
          "undan#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "brush off",
          "brush off"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "(with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”), figuratively) to brush off (criticism or the like)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with a particle like bort (“away”) or undan (“away”)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swedish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "wave one's hands",
          "text": "vifta med händerna",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "They were waving little flags",
          "text": "De viftade med små flaggor",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "wave a pistol (semi-figurative for the movement)",
          "text": "vifta med en pistol",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)",
        "to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "med",
          "med#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "på",
          "på#Swedish"
        ],
        [
          "vigorously",
          "vigorously"
        ],
        [
          "wave",
          "wave"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitively with med or (less common) på) to vigorously wave (especially something that can flap)"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "with med or (less common) på"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "vifta"
}

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