andra

From Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr).

andra m (Greek spelling άντρα)

1. (Apulia) man

From Old Swedish annar, from Old Norse annarr.

• IPA^(key): /ˈanˌdra/

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andra (masculine andre)

1. second

• 2:a

andra (indefinite common annan, indefinite neuter annat, masculine definite andre)

1. plural form and definite of annan: the other; (the) others
   • 1983, Magnus Uggla, “Astrologen [The Astrologer]”, in Välkommen till folkhemmet [Welcome to Folkhemmet]‎^[1]:

     Du är den vackraste jag mött, inte påmålad och falsk som andra.

     You are the most beautiful person [nominalized] I've met, not painted-on and false like others.

Borrowed from German antragen. By surface analysis, an- +‎ dra.

andra (present andrar, preterite androg, supine andragit, imperative andra)

1. (formal) advance, set forth, state

• andra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• andra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• andra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• andar, danar