svada
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin suāda (“persuasive”), from Latin suādēre (“persuade”). Attested since 1674. Cognate of German Suada.
Noun
[edit]svada c
- volubility, verbiage
- spiel (lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade)
Declension
[edit]Declension of svada
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | svada | svadas |
| definite | svadan | svadans | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — | |
References
[edit]- svada in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svada in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svada in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)