"ty" meaning in Swedish

See ty in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /tyː/ Audio: Sv-ty.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish þy, from Old Norse því, dative singular of Old Norse þat (“that”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|þy}} Old Swedish þy, {{inh|sv|non|því}} Old Norse því, {{m+|non|þat||that}} Old Norse þat (“that”) Head templates: {{head|sv|conjunction}} ty
  1. (archaic, poetic, biblical) for (because) Tags: archaic, poetic Synonyms: därför att, eftersom, emedan, för Derived forms: ity
    Sense id: en-ty-sv-conj-ynjMIKyG Categories (other): Bible, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion

Verb

IPA: /tyː/ Audio: Sv-ty.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish þy, from Old Norse því, dative singular of Old Norse þat (“that”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|þy}} Old Swedish þy, {{inh|sv|non|því}} Old Norse því, {{m+|non|þat||that}} Old Norse þat (“that”) Head templates: {{head|sv|verbs|present|tyr|preterite|tydde|supine|tytt|imperative|ty|head=}} ty (present tyr, preterite tydde, supine tytt, imperative ty), {{sv-verb-reg|ty|r|dde}} ty (present tyr, preterite tydde, supine tytt, imperative ty) Inflection templates: {{sv-conj-wk|end=vw|nop=1|nopp=1}} Forms: tyr [present], tydde [preterite], tytt [supine], ty [imperative], no-table-tags [table-tags], ty [active, infinitive], - [infinitive, passive], tytt [active, supine], - [passive, supine], ty [active, imperative], - [imperative, passive], tyn [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive], tyr [active, indicative, present], tydde [active, indicative, past], - [indicative, passive, present], - [indicative, passive, past], ty [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, present], tydde [active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form, past], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, present], - [archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive, past], ty [active, dated, present, subjunctive], tydde [active, dated, past, subjunctive], - [dated, passive, present, subjunctive], - [dated, passive, past, subjunctive], tyende [active, participle, past, present], - [active, participle, past]
  1. to cling to, to turn to [someone/something] for protection or comfort.
    Sense id: en-ty-sv-verb-bUIUPKX6

Inflected forms

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            ]
          ],
          "english": "When children get scared, they usually turn to their parents for comfort.",
          "text": "När barn blir rädda tyr de sig oftast till sina föräldrar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cling to, to turn to [someone/something] for protection or comfort."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cling",
          "cling"
        ],
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tyː/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-ty.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b3/Sv-ty.ogg/Sv-ty.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Sv-ty.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ty"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ty meaning in Swedish (6.1kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'imper. plural'",
  "path": [
    "ty"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "ty",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'ind. plural'",
  "path": [
    "ty"
  ],
  "section": "Swedish",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "ty",
  "trace": ""
}

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