rädsla
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish rædsla, from Old Norse hræzla, equivalent to räda (“to scare”) + -sla. Cognate with Icelandic hræðsla.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
rädsla c
- (uncountable) fear, dread
- (countable) a fear; a phobia, a sense of fear induced by something or someone.
Declension edit
| Declension of rädsla | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rädsla | rädslan | rädslor | rädslorna |
| Genitive | rädslas | rädslans | rädslors | rädslornas |
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Further reading edit
- rädsla in Svensk ordbok.