svada
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Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin suāda (“persuasive”), from Latin suādēre (“persuade”). Attested since 1674. Cognate of German Suada.
Noun
[edit]svada c
- volubility, verbiage
- spiel (lengthy and extravagant speech or argument usually intended to persuade)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of svada | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | svada | svadan | — | — |
| Genitive | svadas | svadans | — | — |
References
[edit]- svada in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svada in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svada in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)