kedja
See also: keðja
Swedish
kedja
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish kædhe, kædhia, from Middle Low German kede (from kedene), from Latin catēna. Cognate of French chaîne, English chain, German Kette, Dutch keten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɕeːdja/
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): /²ɕɛːdja/ (some accents)
Noun
kedja c
- chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
- chain; a series of interconnected things
- bergskedja
- mountain range
- bergskedja
- chain; a series of stores or businesses with the same brand name
Declension
| Declension of kedja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kedja | kedjan | kedjor | kedjorna |
| Genitive | kedjas | kedjans | kedjors | kedjornas |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bergskedja
- butikskedja
- cykelkedja
- ked
- kedjebrev
- kedjebråk
- kedjelänk
- kedjereaktion
Descendants
- → Finnish: ketju
Verb
kedja (present kedjar, preterite kedjade, supine kedjat, imperative kedja)
- to chain; to fasten with a chain
Conjugation
Conjugation of kedja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kedja | kedjas | ||
| Supine | kedjat | kedjats | ||
| Imperative | kedja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kedjen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kedjar | kedjade | kedjas | kedjades |
| Ind. plural1 | kedja | kedjade | kedjas | kedjades |
| Subjunctive2 | kedje | kedjade | kedjes | kedjades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kedjande | |||
| Past participle | kedjad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Further reading
- kedja in Svensk ordbok.