etsa
Sotho
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.
Verb
editetsa
Swedish
editVerb
editetsa (present etsar, preterite etsade, supine etsat, imperative etsa)
- to etch
- (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
editConjugation of etsa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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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
editReferences
edit- etsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- etsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- etsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)