andetag

Swedish

Etymology

From ande +‎ tag.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈanːdetaːɡ]

Noun

andetag n

1. a breath (inhalation of air into the lungs, and in some expressions similar to English)

   Synonym: (uncommon) andedrag

   Ta/dra ett djupt andetag!

   Take a deep breath!

   slåss till sista andetaget

   fight to the last breath

   nämnas i samma andetag

   be mentioned in the same breath

   ta/dra sitt sista andetag

   draw one's last breath

   • 1991, Eva Dahlgren, “Vem tänder stjärnorna? [Who lights the stars?]”, in En blekt blondins hjärta [The Heart of a Bleached Blonde]‎^[1]:

     Det var evighetssekunder. Tre korta andetag. Hela livet vände. Vem valde? Inte jag. Jag hörde ord från mina läppar som aldrig vilat i min mun. Tankar aldrig tänkta, som nya väggar i ett rum.

     It was seconds of eternity. Three short breaths. My whole life ["the whole life" – Swedish often prefers to express possession by putting a noun in the definite instead of with a separate possessive pronoun] turned around. Who chose? Not me. I heard words from my lips that had [implied from vilat (“rested”) being supine] never rested in my mouth. Thoughts never thought, like new walls in a room.

Declension

Declension of andetag

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	andetag	andetags
	definite	andetaget	andetagets
plural	indefinite	andetag	andetags
	definite	andetagen	andetagens

Synonyms

• (archaic) andedräkt (“breath”)

Antonyms

• andedräkt (“exhaled breath”)

Derived terms

• i samma andetag
• ta sitt sista andetag

See also

• andning

References

• andetag in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• andetag in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• andetag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• tagande