ådra
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See also: adra and adrā
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish aþra, adher, from Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrō. Cognate with Old English ǣðre, Danish åre, Norwegian åre, German Ader and Dutch ader.
Alternative forms
Noun
ådra c
- (anatomy) vein, blood vessel
- (biology) vein in a leaf
- (geology) vein, strain of mineral in the ground and in stone
- passage of water through the ground, spring (5)
- part of names of smaller parts of rivers, for example in river deltas
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ådra | ådras |
| definite | ådran | ådrans | |
| plural | indefinite | ådror | ådrors |
| definite | ådrorna | ådrornas |
Synonyms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Verb
ådra (present ådrar, preterite ådrog, supine ådragit, imperative ådra)
- (reflexive) to contract (a disease, illness or injury)
- (reflexive) to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ådra | ådras | ||
| supine | ådragit | ådragits | ||
| imperative | ådra | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | ådran | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | ådrar | ådrog | ådras | ådrogs |
| ind. plural1 | ådra | ådrogo | ådras | ådrogos |
| subjunctive2 | ådra | ådroge | ådras | ådroges |
| present participle | ådragande | |||
| past participle | ådragen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ådraga | ådragas | ||
| supine | ådragit | ådragits | ||
| imperative | ådrag | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | ådragen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | ådrager | ådrog | ådrages | ådrogs |
| ind. plural1 | ådraga | ådrogo | ådragas | ådrogos |
| subjunctive2 | ådrage | ådroge | ådrages | ådroges |
| present participle | ådragande | |||
| past participle | ådragen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- ådra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- ådra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- ådra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ådraga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
Anagrams
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