andedräkt
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Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish andadräkt (and earlier andadrät). By surface analysis, ande (“breath”) + dräkt (“draw; pull”). First attested in 1484.
Compare with Danish aandedræt, Norwegian andardraatt, anderdraatt, and Icelandic andardráttr, including Dutch ademtocht.
Noun
andedräkt c
- breath (exhaled air, usually considering its smell)
- Synonym: utandningsluft
- Antonym: andetag (“inhaled breath”)
- Han har alltid dålig andedräkt på morgonen
- He always has bad breath in the morning
- fräsch andedräkt
- fresh breath
- Jag kände hennes andedräkt mot min axel
- I felt her breath against my shoulder
- (archaic) breath (single act of breathing in and out)
- Synonym: andetag
- 1739 February 12, “Fortsättning om Regrer.”, in Anmärckningar Wid Swenske Posttidningarne, page 3:
- […] , Luften, som infupes i hwarje Andedrägt, Lifsmedlen och Watnet, som brukas til Mat och Dryck, […]
- ,the air, which is absorbed in every breath, the groceries and the water, which is used for food and drink,
Declension
Declension of andedräkt
Derived terms
- dålig andedräkt (“bad breath”)