kedja

See also: keðja

Swedish
kedja

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/
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  • IPA(key): /²ɕɛːdja/ (some accents)
  • IPA(key): /²tɕeːdja/, /²tɕɛːdja/ (Finland)

Noun

kedja c

  1. chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
  2. chain; a series of interconnected things
    bergskedja
    mountain range
  3. 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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kedja kedjan kedjor kedjorna
Genitive kedjas kedjans kedjors kedjornas

Derived terms
Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Finnish: ketju

Verb

kedja (present kedjar, preterite kedjade, supine kedjat, imperative kedja)

  1. to chain; to fasten with a chain

Conjugation
Conjugation of kedja (weak)
Active Passive
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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