avträde
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A noun based on the verb avträda (“to leave, to depart”), cognate with Middle Low German aftrede. Used in the sense of a private place for retreat (i.e. an outhouse) since 1730. In order to avoid misunderstandings, the other senses have become less common and eventually obsolete.
Noun
[edit]avträde n
- an outhouse
- (obsolete) a departure (from service or ownership), a retreat (from a battle), a damage (a payment for ending a conflict)
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | avträde | avträdes |
| definite | avträdet | avträdets | |
| plural | indefinite | avträden | avträdens |
| definite | avträdena | avträdenas |