attrå

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaˈtˢʁ̥ɔˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish thraa, attraa, from Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic *þrawō. Cognate of English throe. The Danish form has been prefixed with the preposition ad.

Noun

attrå c (singular definite attråen, not used in plural form)

  1. desire, longing
Declension
Declension of attrå
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative attrå attråen
genitive attrås attråens

Etymology 2

From Old Danish thraa, attraa, from Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic *þrawōną, derived from the noun. The Danish form has been prefixed with the preposition ad.

Verb

attrå (imperative attrå, infinitive at attrå, present tense attrår, past tense attråede, perfect tense har attrået)

  1. to wish, desire
  2. to covet, yearn
Conjugation
Conjugation of attrå
active passive
present attråer attråes
past attråede attråedes
infinitive attråe attråes
imperative attrå —
participle
present attrående
past attrået
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund attråen

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish attrå.

Verb

attrå (present tense attrår, simple past attrådde, past participle attrådd)

  1. to wish, desire
  2. to covet or yearn

References

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