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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From English winch + -a. Attested since 1897.
Verb
[edit]vinscha (present vinschar, preterite vinschade, supine vinschat, imperative vinscha)
- (sometimes with a particle, especially upp (“up”) or ner (“down”)) to winch (move with a winch)
- Ytbärgarna vinschades ner från helikoptern
- The rescue swimmers were winched down from the helicopter
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of vinscha (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | vinscha | vinschas | ||
| Supine | vinschat | vinschats | ||
| Imperative | vinscha | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | vinschen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | vinschar | vinschade | vinschas | vinschades |
| Ind. plural1 | vinscha | vinschade | vinschas | vinschades |
| Subjunctive2 | vinsche | vinschade | vinsches | vinschades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | vinschande | |||
| Past participle | vinschad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||