aducera

Swedish

Etymology

From German adoucieren and French adoucir, from doux (“sweet, lovely”), in Swedish since 1774 (in the metallurgic sense).

Verb

aducera (present aducerar, preterite aducerade, supine aducerat, imperative aducera)

1. to make mild, to sweeten, to soften
2. (metallurgy) to make iron soft, to soften

Conjugation

Conjugation of aducera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	aducera		aduceras
supine	aducerat		aducerats
imperative	aducera		—
imper. plural1	aduceren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	aducerar	aducerade	aduceras	aducerades
ind. plural1	aducera	aducerade	aduceras	aducerades
subjunctive2	aducere	aducerade	aduceres	aducerades
present participle		aducerande
past participle		aducerad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• aducering

References

• aducera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Aducera, Aducering in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1904)