eldsvåda
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish elds vadhe, equivalent to eld + -s- + våda (the -a at the end coming from the oblique cases of earlier våde). Originally in the sense "danger of fire". Cognate with Danish ildsvåde, Icelandic eldsváði.
Declension
| Declension of eldsvåda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | eldsvåda | eldsvådan | eldsvådor | eldsvådorna |
| Genitive | eldsvådas | eldsvådans | eldsvådors | eldsvådornas |
References
- eldsvåda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- eldsvåda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- eldsvåda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- eldsvåda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- elds vadhe in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
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