luttra
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German lûtteren, from Proto-Germanic *hlūtraz. Literal sense attested since 1541, figurative sense attested since 1756. Cognate of German läutern, Danish luttre, Norwegian luttre.
Verb edit
luttra (present luttrar, preterite luttrade, supine luttrat, imperative luttra)
Usage notes edit
Often used figuratively to describe when someone, due to adversity or misfortune, is invigorated to face new hardships.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of luttra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | luttra | luttras | ||
| Supine | luttrat | luttrats | ||
| Imperative | luttra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | luttren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | luttrar | luttrade | luttras | luttrades |
| Ind. plural1 | luttra | luttrade | luttras | luttrades |
| Subjunctive2 | luttre | luttrade | luttres | luttrades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | luttrande | |||
| Past participle | luttrad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
References edit
- luttra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- luttra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- luttra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lutter in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)