låda
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lada"
Swedish
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Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Swedish lada, from Middle Low German lade (“box, chest”). Cognate with Old English laþe, Old Norse hlaþa (“barn, storehouse”), German Lade.
Pronunciation
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Noun
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- a box, a case (cuboid container)
- Lägg den i lådan
- Put it in the box
- packa upp en låda
- unpacking a box
- a drawer
- dra ut en låda
- pull out a drawer
- stänga en låda
- close a drawer
- (chiefly in compounds) a box (thing with a box-like shape)
- växellåda
- gearbox
- (chiefly in compounds) a dish (traditionally) prepared in a box-like shape, like in a roasting pan; usually a casserole
- makaronilåda
- macaroni casserole
- (chiefly in compounds) an interactive format, usually a question and answer column or segment
- frågelåda
- question box; Q&A column, Q&A segment
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | låda | lådas |
| definite | lådan | lådans | |
| plural | indefinite | lådor | lådors |
| definite | lådorna | lådornas |
Derived terms
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[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish lodha, luþa. Cognate with Icelandic loða. Ultimate origin obscure.
Verb
[edit]låda (present låder, preterite lådde, supine lått, imperative låd)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | låda | lådas | ||
| supine | lått | låtts | ||
| imperative | låd | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | låden | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | låder | lådde | låds, lådes | låddes |
| ind. plural1 | låda | lådde | lådas | låddes |
| subjunctive2 | låde | lådde | lådes | låddes |
| present participle | lådande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- låda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- låda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- låda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- låda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)