prägla
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish präga, from Middle High German praechen, from Old High German (gi)prāhhan. The l was likely added due to intrusion from prägel.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]prägla (present präglar, preterite präglade, supine präglat, imperative prägla)
- to stamp, to dent, to make an impression
- to mint, to produce coins
- to characterize, to leave a lasting impression in someone's mind
- hans uppväxt präglades av fattigdom
- his childhood was characterized by poverty
- hans uppväxt präglades av fattigdom
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | prägla | präglas | ||
| supine | präglat | präglats | ||
| imperative | prägla | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | präglen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | präglar | präglade | präglas | präglades |
| ind. plural1 | prägla | präglade | präglas | präglades |
| subjunctive2 | prägle | präglade | prägles | präglades |
| present participle | präglande | |||
| past participle | präglad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “prägla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “prägla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “prägla”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- prägel in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)