håla
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]håla c
- a deep hole or cavity; a cave
- a place where disreputable or questionable activities take place
- an uninteresting or backwards community
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | håla | hålas |
definite | hålan | hålans | |
plural | indefinite | hålor | hålors |
definite | hålorna | hålornas |
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]håla (present hålar, preterite hålade, supine hålat, imperative håla)
- to shape a groove or convex shape in something; to scoop something out
- to punch holes in something; perforate
Conjugation
[edit]active | passive | |||
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infinitive | håla | — | ||
supine | hålat | — | ||
imperative | håla | — | ||
imper. plural1 | hålen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | hålar | hålade | — | — |
ind. plural1 | håla | hålade | — | — |
subjunctive2 | håle | hålade | — | — |
present participle | hålande | |||
past participle | hålad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- håla in Svensk ordbok.
- håla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)