älta

See also: alta, Alta, álta, altă, ælta, Alta., and Alt-A

Swedish

Etymology

According to Nationalencyklopedins ordbok, the noun definition is attested since 1635, originally meaning "something ". The verb comes from the Old Swedish ælta "to drive, to hunt; to stir, to knead", from Old Norse elta (“to drive, hunt, knead”), from Proto-Germanic *alatjaną (“to drive, move”), related to Ancient Greek ελαύνω (elaúnō, “to drive”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈelˌta/

Noun

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(archaic colloquialism) General term for several child diseases, especially the rickets.

Declension

Declension of älta
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	älta	ältan	—	—
Genitive	ältas	ältans	—	—

Verb

älta

to repeatedly ponder over or discuss an issue without reaching a constructive solution; to brood, to harp
Hon ältade alltid gamla misstag när hon var deprimerad.
She always brooded old mistakes when she was depressed.
to vigorously stir or knead something
Du måste älta murbruket tills det får en jämn konsistens.
You have to work the mortar until it has an even consistency.

Conjugation

Conjugation of älta (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	älta	ältas
Present tense	ältar	ältas
Past tense	ältade	ältades
Supine	ältat	ältats
Imperative	älta	—
Present participle	ältande
Past participle	ältad

Related terms

ältning