schattera

Swedish

Etymology

From German schattieren, suffixed with -era, from German Schatten (“shade; shadow”).

Verb

schattera (present schatterar, preterite schatterade, supine schatterat, imperative schattera)

1. (painting) shade, nuance, fade

Conjugation

Conjugation of schattera (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	schattera		schatteras
supine	schatterat		schatterats
imperative	schattera		—
imper. plural1	schatteren		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	schatterar	schatterade	schatteras	schatterades
ind. plural1	schattera	schatterade	schatteras	schatterades
subjunctive2	schattere	schatterade	schatteres	schatterades
present participle		schatterande
past participle		schatterad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• schattering

References

• schattera in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• schattera in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• schattera in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• schattera in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)