kedja
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kedja
See also: keðja
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish kædhe, kædhia, from Middle Low German kede (from kedene), from Latin catēna. Cognate of French chaîne, English chain, German Kette, Dutch keten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ɕeːdja/
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- IPA(key): /²ɕɛːdja/ (some accents)
- IPA(key): /²tɕeːdja/, /²tɕɛːdja/ (Finland)
Noun
kedja c
- chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
- chain; a series of interconnected things
- bergskedja
- mountain range
- bergskedja
- chain; a series of stores or businesses with the same brand name
Usage notes
A thicker chain is normally called kätting rather than kedja.
Declension
| Declension of kedja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kedja | kedjan | kedjor | kedjorna |
| Genitive | kedjas | kedjans | kedjors | kedjornas |
Derived terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: ketju
Verb
kedja (present kedjar, preterite kedjade, supine kedjat, imperative kedja)
Conjugation
Conjugation of kedja (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | kedja | kedjas | ||
| Supine | kedjat | kedjats | ||
| Imperative | kedja | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | kedjen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | kedjar | kedjade | kedjas | kedjades |
| Ind. plural1 | kedja | kedjade | kedjas | kedjades |
| Subjunctive2 | kedje | kedjade | kedjes | kedjades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | kedjande | |||
| Past participle | kedjad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||