ockra

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish okra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare German wuchern and Dutch woekeren.

Verb

ockra (present ockrar, preterite ockrade, supine ockrat, imperative ockra)

  1. loanshark, shylock, commit usury
  2. (law) unduly exploit to one's advantage
Conjugation
Conjugation of ockra (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ockra ockras
Supine ockrat ockrats
Imperative ockra —
Imper. plural1 ockren —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ockrar ockrade ockras ockrades
Ind. plural1 ockra ockrade ockras ockrades
Subjunctive2 ockre ockrade ockres ockrades
Participles
Present participle ockrande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra), from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale”). Attested since 1640.

Noun

ockra c

  1. ochre
Declension
Declension of ockra
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ockra ockras
definite ockran ockrans
plural indefinite ockror ockrors
definite ockrorna ockrornas
Derived terms

References

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