ådra
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish aþra, adher, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrō. Cognate with Old English ǣðre, Danish åre, Norwegian åre, German Ader and Dutch ader.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
ådra c
- (anatomy) vein, blood vessel
- (biology) vein in a leaf
- (geology) vein, strain of mineral in the ground and in stone
- passage of water through the ground, spring (5)
- part of names of smaller parts of rivers, for example in river deltas
Declension[edit]
| Declension of ådra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ådra | ådran | ådror | ådrorna |
| Genitive | ådras | ådrans | ådrors | ådrornas |
Synonyms[edit]
- (anatomy): blodåder
- (geology): malmåder
- (spring): källåder, källsprång
- (blood vessel, vein in a leaf, strain of mineral, spring): åder (more correct in formal language)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
ådra (present ådrar, preterite ådrog, supine ådragit, imperative ådra)
- (reflexive) to contract (a disease, illness or injury)
- (reflexive) to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ådra (class 6 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ådra | ådras | ||
| Supine | ådragit | ådragits | ||
| Imperative | ådra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | ådran | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ådrar | ådrog | ådras | ådrogs |
| Ind. plural1 | ådra | ådrogo | ådras | ådrogos |
| Subjunctive2 | ådra | ådroge | ådras | ådroges |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | ådragande | |||
| Past participle | ådragen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of ådraga (class 6 strong, somewhat dated)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ådraga | ådragas | ||
| Supine | ådragit | ådragits | ||
| Imperative | ådrag | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | ådragen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ådrager | ådrog | ådrages | ådrogs |
| Ind. plural1 | ådraga | ådrogo | ådragas | ådrogos |
| Subjunctive2 | ådrage | ådroge | ådrages | ådroges |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | ådragande | |||
| Past participle | ådragen | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References[edit]
- ådraga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
Further reading[edit]
- ådra in Svensk ordbok.
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