hälsa
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish hēlsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną, from *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]hälsa c
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | hälsa | hälsas |
definite | hälsan | hälsans | |
plural | indefinite | — | — |
definite | — | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]hälsa (present hälsar, preterite hälsade, supine hälsat, imperative hälsa)
- to greet, salute
- Han hälsade på Olle
- He greeted Olle
- to bid (welcome)
- Jag hälsar dig välkommen
- I bid you welcome
- to send word
- Nisse hälsar att den nya kebabsåsen är en stor förbättring
- Nisse sends word that the new kebab sauce is a big improvement
Usage notes
[edit]With the stress on hälsa, hälsa på means to greet. Stress on på changes the meaning to visit. See hälsa på.
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of hälsa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | hälsa | hälsas | ||
Supine | hälsat | hälsats | ||
Imperative | hälsa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | hälsen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | hälsar | hälsade | hälsas | hälsades |
Ind. plural1 | hälsa | hälsade | hälsas | hälsades |
Subjunctive2 | hälse | hälsade | hälses | hälsades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | hälsande | |||
Past participle | hälsad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
[edit]- hälsa på (“to pay a visit”)
- kunna hälsa hem (“be done for”)
- var hälsad (“greetings, hail”)
Related terms
[edit]- hälsning (“a greeting”)
References
[edit]- hälsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- hälsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- hälsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- 1. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- 2. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Categories:
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
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- Swedish weak verbs