andetag
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]andetag n
- 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
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | andetag | andetags |
definite | andetaget | andetagets | |
plural | indefinite | andetag | andetags |
definite | andetagen | andetagens |
Synonyms
[edit]- (archaic) andedräkt (“breath”)
Antonyms
[edit]- andedräkt (“exhaled breath”)
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- andetag in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- andetag in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- andetag in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)