hälsa
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish hēlsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną, from *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
Pronunciation
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Noun
edithälsa c
Declension
editDeclension of hälsa | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | hälsa | hälsan | — | — |
Genitive | hälsas | hälsans | — | — |
Derived terms
editVerb
edithälsa (present hälsar, preterite hälsade, supine hälsat, imperative hälsa)
- to greet, salute
- Han hälsade på Olle
- He greeted Olle
- to bid (welcome)
- Jag hälsar dig välkommen
- I bid you welcome
- to send word
- Nisse hälsar att den nya kebabsåsen är en stor förbättring
- Nisse sends word that the new kebab sauce is a big improvement
Usage notes
editWith the stress on hälsa, hälsa på means to greet. Stress on på changes the meaning to visit. See hälsa på.
Conjugation
editConjugation of hälsa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | hälsa | hälsas | ||
Supine | hälsat | hälsats | ||
Imperative | hälsa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | hälsen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | hälsar | hälsade | hälsas | hälsades |
Ind. plural1 | hälsa | hälsade | hälsas | hälsades |
Subjunctive2 | hälse | hälsade | hälses | hälsades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hälsande | |||
Past participle | hälsad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
edit- hälsa på (“to pay a visit”)
- kunna hälsa hem (“be done for”)
- var hälsad (“greetings, hail”)
Related terms
edit- hälsning (“a greeting”)
References
edit- hälsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hälsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hälsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- 1. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- 2. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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