andedräkt
Swedish
Alternative forms
- andedrägt (archaic)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish andadräkt (and earlier andadrät). By surface analysis, ande (“breath”) + dräkt (“draw; pull”). First attested in 1484.
Compare with Danish aandedræt, Norwegian andardraatt, anderdraatt, and Icelandic andardráttr, including Dutch ademtocht.
Noun
andedräkt c
- breath (air expelled from the lungs)
- Synonym: utandningsluft
- Antonym: andetag (“inhaled breath”)
- Jag kände hennes andedräkt mot min axel. ― I felt her breath against my shoulder.
- Han har alltid dålig andedräkt på morgonen. ― He always has bad breath in the morning.
- (archaic) breath (single act of breathing in and out)
- Synonym: andetag
- 1739 February 12, “Fortsättning om Regrer.”, in Anmärckningar Wid Swenske Posttidningarne, page 3:
- […] , Luften, som infupes i hwarje Andedrägt, Lifsmedlen och Watnet, som brukas til Mat och Dryck, […]
- […] ,the air, which is absorbed in every breath, the groceries and the water, which is used for food and drink, […]
Declension
| Declension of andedräkt | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | andedräkt | andedräkten | andedräkter | andedräkterna |
| Genitive | andedräkts | andedräktens | andedräkters | andedräkternas |
Derived terms
- dålig andedräkt (“bad breath”)
References
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