åtrå

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See also: atra, ATRA, atrá, ātra, ātrā, and -atra

Swedish

Etymology

From å (“on”) +‎ trå (“desire”), from Old Norse þrá.

Noun

åtrå c or f (uncountable)

  1. desire; want
    Hennes skönhet väckte hans åtrå.
    Her beauty awoke his desire.

Declension

Declension of åtrå
nominative genitive
singular indefinite åtrå åtrås
definite åtrån åtråns
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

Verb

åtrå (present åtrår, preterite åtrådde, supine åtrått, imperative åtrå)

  1. to desire; want; crave
    Den hett åtrådda regeringsmakten.
    The much-coveted power of government.
    Äntligen fick han vara ensam med sin åtrådda!
    Finally he could be alone with his desired!

Conjugation

Conjugation of åtrå (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive åtrå åtrås
Supine åtrått åtråtts
Imperative åtrå —
Imper. plural1 åtrån —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative åtrår åtrådde åtrås åtråddes
Ind. plural1 åtrå åtrådde åtrås åtråddes
Subjunctive2 åtrå åtrådde åtrås åtråddes
Participles
Present participle åtrående
Past participle åtrådd
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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