ådra
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
- åder
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
- åderlåtning (“bloodletting”)
- blodåder
- blodådra
- pulsåder
- åderbinda
- åderbråck
- åderförkalkning
- åderhinna
- åderklämmare
- åderlåta
- ådersnäppare
- ådrad
- ådrig
- ådring
Etymology 2
å- + dra
Alternative forms
- ådraga
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)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ådra | ådras |
| Present tense | ådrar | ådras |
| Past tense | ådrog | ådrogs |
| Supine | ådragit | ådragits |
| Imperative | ådra | — |
| Present participle | ådragande | |
| Past participle | ådragen | |
Conjugation of ådraga (somewhat dated)
| Active | Passive | |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ådraga | ådragas |
| Present tense | ådrager | ådrages |
| Past tense | ådrog | ådrogs |
| Supine | ådragit | ådragits |
| Imperative | ådrag | — |
| Present participle | ådragande | |
| Past participle | ådragen | |
References
- ådraga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)