hälsa
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hēlsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną, from *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
Pronunciation
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Declension
| Declension of hälsa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | hälsa | hälsan | — | — |
| Genitive | hälsas | hälsans | — | — |
Usage notes
With the stress on hälsa, hälsa på means to greet. Stress on på changes the meaning to visit. See hälsa på.
Conjugation
Conjugation of hälsa (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | hälsa | hälsas | ||
| Supine | hälsat | hälsats | ||
| Imperative | hälsa | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | hälsen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | hälsar | hälsade | hälsas | hälsades |
| Ind. plural1 | hälsa | hälsade | hälsas | hälsades |
| Subjunctive2 | hälse | hälsade | hälses | hälsades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | hälsande | |||
| Past participle | hälsad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- hälsa på (“to pay a visit”)
- kunna hälsa hem (“be done for”)
- var hälsad (“greetings, hail”)
Related terms
- hälsning (“a greeting”)
Further reading
- hälsa in Svensk ordbok.
- 1. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- 2. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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