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

Noun

ådra c

  1. (anatomy) vein, blood vessel
  2. (biology) vein in a leaf
  3. (geology) vein, strain of mineral in the ground and in stone
  4. passage of water through the ground, spring (5)
  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)

Etymology 2

å- +‎ dra

Alternative forms

Verb

ådra (present ådrar, preterite ådrog, supine ådragit, imperative ådra)

  1. (reflexive) to contract (a disease, illness or injury)
  2. (reflexive) to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ådra (class 6 strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive ådra ådras
Supine ådragit ådragits
Imperative ådra —
Imper. plural1 ådran —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ådrar ådrog ådras ådrogs
Ind. plural1 ådra ådrogo ådras ådrogos
Subjunctive2 ådra ådroge ådras ådroges
Participles
Present participle ådragande
Past participle ådragen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Conjugation of ådraga (class 6 strong, somewhat dated)
Active Passive
Infinitive ådraga ådragas
Supine ådragit ådragits
Imperative ådrag —
Imper. plural1 ådragen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ådrager ådrog ådrages ådrogs
Ind. plural1 ådraga ådrogo ådragas ådrogos
Subjunctive2 ådrage ådroge ådrages ådroges
Participles
Present participle ådragande
Past participle ådragen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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