dåd – Swedish noun declension

Swedish noun forms of dåd

Noun: dåd
Hyphenation:
Gender: Neuter

Nominative

Sg. Indef.dåd
Sg. Def.dådet
Pl. Indef.dåd
Pl. Def.dåden

Genitive

Sg. Indef.dåds
Sg. Def.dådets
Pl. Indef.dåds
Pl. Def.dådens

Sample Sentences

  • terroristernas bombdåd (the terrorists' bombing (literally, "bomb deed," hinging on "dåd" usually having a more negative ring in Swedish))
  • Han hade huggit ner fem människor och sedan sprungit från platsen där dådet utförts (He had stabbed five people and then run from the scene of the attack)

Etymology

From Old Swedish dāþ, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”). Cognate with Old English dǣd (whence English deed). See: Old Norse Nouns 'dáð', English Nouns 'deed'.

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