Maltese

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Root
r-d-d
3 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic رَدَّة (radda).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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radda f (dual raddtejn, plural raddi, paucal raddiet)

  1. a restitution
  2. furrow (a trench cut in the soil)
    Synonym: radd
  3. wake (the path left behind a ship on the surface of the water)
    Synonym: radd

Swedish

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Etymology

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From rad.

Noun

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radda c

  1. (colloquial) a row (of many things)
  2. (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

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  • Often as "hel radda" (whole bunch/lot).
  • Somewhat weakly connected to rad (row) intuitively, though derived from it.

Declension

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Declension of radda 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative radda raddan raddor raddorna
Genitive raddas raddans raddors raddornas

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