radda
Maltese edit
| Root |
|---|
| r-d-d |
| 3 terms |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
radda f (dual raddtejn, plural raddi, paucal raddiet)
- a restitution
- furrow (a trench cut in the soil)
- Synonym: radd
- wake (the path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
- Synonym: radd
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From rad.
Noun edit
radda c
- (colloquial) a row (of many things)
- (colloquial) a bunch, a lot (large number of things, more generally)
- De har en hel radda med såser att välja bland
- They have a whole bunch of sauces to choose from
- Här kommer en radda med bilder från semestern
- Here's a bunch of pictures from our vacation
- Snart har jag lyssnat igenom hela raddan av gamla avsnitt
- I've almost listened through all the / the whole lot of old episodes
Usage notes edit
- Often as "hel radda" (whole bunch/lot).
- Somewhat weakly connected to rad (“row”) intuitively, though derived from it.
Declension edit
| Declension of radda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | radda | raddan | raddor | raddorna |
| Genitive | raddas | raddans | raddors | raddornas |
See also edit
Further reading edit
- radda in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- radda opp in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)