okastrera
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of o- (“un-”) + kastrera (“castrate”).
Verb
[edit]okastrera (present okastrerar, preterite okastrerade, supine okastrerat, imperative okastrera)
Usage notes
[edit]- Colloquially, the term kastrera often refers only to the removal of the testicles and vas deferens in males. However, the technical term also includes the removal of the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus in females.[1]
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | okastrera | okastreras | ||
| supine | okastrerat | okastrerats | ||
| imperative | okastrera | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | okastreren | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | okastrerar | okastrerade | okastreras | okastrerades |
| ind. plural1 | okastrera | okastrerade | okastreras | okastrerades |
| subjunctive2 | okastrere | okastrerade | okastreres | okastrerades |
| present participle | okastrerande | |||
| past participle | okastrerad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
[edit]- ^ Emilia Nilsson, Ylva Trygger (2020 January 15) “Kastrering eller sterilisering av katt – vad är skillnaden?”, in Moderna Djurförsäkringar (in Swedish): “Vid en kastration av honkatt avlägsnas äggstockar, äggledare och livmoder och vid en kastration av hankatt kapas sädesledare och testiklarna avlägsnas. ― During the [castration] of a female cat, the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus are removed, while during the [castration] of a male cat, the vas deferens is severed, and the testicles are removed.”