Swedish

Alternative forms

• åder

Noun

ådra c

1. (anatomy) vein, blood vessel
2. (biology) vein in a leaf
3. (geology) vein, strain of mineral in the ground and in stone
4. passage of water through the ground, spring (5)
5. part of names of smaller parts of rivers, for example in river deltas

Synonyms

• (anatomy): blodåder
• (geology): malmåder
• (spring): källåder, källsprång
• (blood vessel, vein in a leaf, strain of mineral, spring): åder (more correct in formal language)

Declension

Related terms

Etymology 2

å- +‎ dra

Alternative forms

• ådraga

Verb

ådra

1. (reflexive) to contract (a disease, illness or injury)
2. (reflexive) to incur; to expose oneself to (something harmful)

Conjugation

References

• ådraga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)