repellera

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin repellere.

Verb

repellera (present repellerar, preterite repellerade, supine repellerat, imperative repellera)

1. repel, push away

   Antonym: attrahera

Conjugation

Conjugation of repellera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	repellera		repelleras
supine	repellerat		repellerats
imperative	repellera		—
imper. plural1	repelleren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	repellerar	repellerade	repelleras	repellerades
ind. plural1	repellera	repellerade	repelleras	repellerades
subjunctive2	repellere	repellerade	repelleres	repellerades
present participle		repellerande
past participle		repellerad

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French rappeler.

Verb

repellera (present repellerar, preterite repellerade, supine repellerat, imperative repellera)

1. rappel, abseil
   • 2023 August, “Nytt åtal kopplat till ryska GRU väcks”, in Svenska Dagbladet‎^[1]:

     […] grannarna kunde häpet se hur operatörer från nationella insatsstyrkan repellerades ner över huset samtidigt som gatan utanför fylldes av polisens mörka fordon.

     […] the neighbors could watch astonished as agents from the national task force rappeled down over the house while the street outside filled with dark police vehicles.

Conjugation

Conjugation of repellera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	repellera		repelleras
supine	repellerat		repellerats
imperative	repellera		—
imper. plural1	repelleren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	repellerar	repellerade	repelleras	repellerades
ind. plural1	repellera	repellerade	repelleras	repellerades
subjunctive2	repellere	repellerade	repelleres	repellerades
present participle		repellerande
past participle		repellerad

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

Further reading

• repellera in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker