bloddroppe
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish bloþdrupi, blods drupi. Compound of blod (“blood”) + droppe (“drop”). First attested in 1526.[1]
Noun
[edit]bloddroppe c
- Alternative form of blodsdroppe (“drop of blood”)
- 2015 November 11, “Cancer kan upptäckas i en bloddroppe [Cancer can be detected in a drop of blood.]”, in P4 Västerbotten:
- Analys av innehållet i motsvarande en bloddroppe kunde inte bara skilja på olika cancerformer som lung- eller bröstcancer, det kunde också visa på molekylära skillnader vilket har betydelse för vilken behandling man väljer.
- Analysis of the contents of a single drop of blood could not only differentiate between various types of cancer, such as lung or breast cancer, but it could also reveal molecular differences that are significant for determining the appropriate treatment.
- The name of various plants.
- Synonym of höstadonis (“pheasant's eye; Adonis annua”)
- Synonym of fuchsia (“Fuchsia”)
- Synonym of fyrkantig johannesört (“Hypericum quadrangulum”)
Usage notes
[edit]- Spelling, drop of blood sense:
- SAOL (2015) and SO (2021) use the lemma blodsdroppe. SAOB (1916) use the lemma bloddroppe.
- Spelling, flower sense:
- SAOL (2015) and SAOB (1916) use the lemma bloddroppe.
- SO (as of 2024) do not have any lemma under bloddroppe.