etsa

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.

Verb

etsa

1. to do, to make

Swedish

Verb

etsa (present etsar, preterite etsade, supine etsat, imperative etsa)

1. to etch
2. (reflexive, figuratively) to etch itself, to become engraved, etc. (stick)

   en bild som etsade sig fast på näthinnan

   an image that etched itself [fixed] into [on] my retina

   Hans ord har etsat sig fast i minnet

   His words are engraved on my mind [have etched themselves in my memory]

Conjugation

Conjugation of etsa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	etsa		etsas
Supine	etsat		etsats
Imperative	etsa		—
Imper. plural1	etsen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	etsar	etsade	etsas	etsades
Ind. plural1	etsa	etsade	etsas	etsades
Subjunctive2	etse	etsade	etses	etsades
	Participles
Present participle	etsande
Past participle	etsad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• etsning

References

• etsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• etsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• etsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• aset, seta