fräta
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish frǣta, from Middle Low German vreten (“to eat savagely, stuff”), from Old Saxon fretan.
Verb
[edit]fräta (present fräter, preterite frätte, supine frätt, imperative frät)
- (acid or base) corrode, to chemically damage or destroy a material with which the substance has come into contact
- Titta nu hur syran fräter sönder materialet.
- See how the acid corrodes the material.
- have the ability to damage or destroy, corrode, a material it come into contact with (of acid or base)
- Koncentrerad saltsyra kan fräta sönder nästan allt.
- Concentrated hydrochloric acid can corrode almost anything.
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | fräta | frätas | ||
| supine | frätt | frätts | ||
| imperative | frät | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | fräten | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | fräter | frätte | fräts, frätes | frättes |
| ind. plural1 | fräta | frätte | frätas | frättes |
| subjunctive2 | fräte | frätte | frätes | frättes |
| present participle | frätande | |||
| past participle | frätt | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Synonyms
[edit]- (figurative) stygisk (literally “Stygian”)
Further reading
[edit]- fräta in Svensk ordbok.