ockra

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish okra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare German wuchern and Dutch woekeren.

Verb

ockra (present ockrar, preterite ockrade, supine ockrat, imperative ockra)

  1. loanshark, shylock, commit usury
  2. (law) unduly exploit to one's advantage
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

From Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra), from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, pale). Attested since 1640.

Noun

ockra c

  1. ochre
Declension
Declension of ockra 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ockra ockran ockror ockrorna
Genitive ockras ockrans ockrors ockrornas
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