kvittera

== Swedish == === Etymology === From German quittieren suffixed with -era, from Medieval Latin quitāre (“to free from debt”), from Latin quietāre (“to calm”). Cognate of Danish kvittere, French quitter, Italian quitare, Spanish quitar. For the shift in sense from "settle a debt" to "equalize score", compare Swedish vedergälla, English pay back, English even the score, etc. === Verb === kvittera (present kvitterar, preterite kvitterade, supine kvitterat, imperative kvittera) to give a receipt, to confirm a transaction, to pay back, to return (sports) equalize (to make the scoreline equal by scoring points) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== kvitt kvitta kvittens kvittering kvitto === References === “kvittera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “kvittera”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “kvittera”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) kvitt in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === kreativt, reaktivt