sträva
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See also: strava
Swedish
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
[edit]sträva
Etymology 2
[edit]From German streb, a byform of streben (“to strive”), related to Etymology 3 below.
Noun
[edit]sträva c
- (chiefly construction) a strut, a brace (diagonal support)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | sträva | strävas |
| definite | strävan | strävans | |
| plural | indefinite | strävor | strävors |
| definite | strävorna | strävornas |
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Verb
[edit]sträva (present strävar, preterite strävade, supine strävat, imperative sträva)
- to strive
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sträva | — | ||
| supine | strävat | — | ||
| imperative | sträva | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sträven | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | strävar | strävade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | sträva | strävade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | sträve | strävade | — | — |
| present participle | strävande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
[edit]- bakåtsträvare (“reactionary, luddite”)
- eftersträva
- strävare
- strävig
- strävsam
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “sträva”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “sträva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “sträva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- sträva in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)