slöja
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Swedish
Etymology
From Middle High German sleier, sleiger, sloiger, slogier. Of uncertain ultimate origin, but most likely borrowed; perhaps related to Latin stragulus (“covering”).
Compare Middle Low German sleyer, sloier, sloiger, Middle English scleire, scleyre, sleyre, slyre (“veil”).
Noun
slöja c
- a veil
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | slöja | slöjas |
| definite | slöjan | slöjans | |
| plural | indefinite | slöjor | slöjors |
| definite | slöjorna | slöjornas |
Verb
slöja (present slöjar, preterite slöjade, supine slöjat, imperative slöja)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | slöja | slöjas | ||
| supine | slöjat | slöjats | ||
| imperative | slöja | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | slöjen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | slöjar | slöjade | slöjas | slöjades |
| ind. plural1 | slöja | slöjade | slöjas | slöjades |
| subjunctive2 | slöje | slöjade | slöjes | slöjades |
| present participle | slöjande | |||
| past participle | slöjad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
References
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