träda
Swedish
Etymology 1
From the verb (see Etymology 2 below).
Noun
träda c
Declension
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
- träde
- trädesåker
- trädesbruk
- trädesjord
- trädesgärde
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish trædha, from Middle Low German treden, from Old Saxon *tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną. Doublet of tråda, from Old Norse.
Verb
träda (present träder, preterite trädde, supine trätt, imperative träd)
- (often somewhat formal) to walk (in a somewhat slow and dignified manner, usually crossing some boundary); to step, to walk
- Synonym: (step in) stiga in
- Han trädde in i rummet
- He stepped into the room
- (figuratively) come into (effect), enter into (service/the picture), step in, emerge from, etc. (various expressions)
- träda i kraft
- träda in i bilden
- enter into the picture
- En ny bild trädde fram
- A new image emerged
- En man trädde fram ur dimman
- A man emerged from the mist
- träda in i en roll
- enter into a role
- Han trädde in när den tidigare chefen slutade
- He stepped in when the previous manager left
- to thread (beads on a string), commonly contracted to trä
- to plow (a fallow)
Conjugation
Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- träda in Svensk ordbok.
- träda in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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