kedja
See also: keðja
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish kædhe, kædhia, from Middle Low German kede (from kedene), from Latin catēna. Cognate of French chaîne, English chain, German Kette, Dutch keten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɕeːdja/
Audio (file)
- IPA(key): /²ɕɛːdja/ (some accents)
- IPA(key): /²tɕeːdja/, /²tɕɛːdja/ (Finland)
Noun
kedja c
- chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
- chain; a series of interconnected things
- bergskedja
- mountain range
- bergskedja
- chain; a series of stores or businesses with the same brand name
Usage notes
A thicker chain is normally called kätting rather than kedja.
Declension
Declension of kedja | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kedja | kedjan | kedjor | kedjorna |
Genitive | kedjas | kedjans | kedjors | kedjornas |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- bergskedja
- butikskedja
- cykelkedja
- ked
- kedjebrev
- kedjebråk
- kedjelänk
- kedjereaktion
Descendants
- → Finnish: ketju
Conjugation
Conjugation of kedja (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kedja | kedjas | ||
Supine | kedjat | kedjats | ||
Imperative | kedja | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kedjen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kedjar | kedjade | kedjas | kedjades |
Ind. plural1 | kedja | kedjade | kedjas | kedjades |
Subjunctive2 | kedje | kedjade | kedjes | kedjades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kedjande | |||
Past participle | kedjad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
References
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