ådra
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
| Declension of ådra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ådra | ådran | ådror | ådrorna |
| Genitive | ådras | ådrans | ådrors | ådrornas |
Synonyms
- (anatomy): blodåder
- (geology): malmåder
- (spring): källåder, källsprång
- (blood vessel, vein in a leaf, strain of mineral, spring): åder (more correct in formal language)
Related terms
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Etymology 2
å- + dra
Alternative forms
Verb
ådra
- (reflexive) to contract (a disease, illness or injury)
- (reflexive) to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ådra (class 6 strong)
References
- ådraga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
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