håla

See also: hala, halá, häla, hála, hâla, hâlâ, hālá, hală, hələ, halà, hāla, halą, and hálaʼ

Swedish

Etymology

Doublet of hål.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːˌla/

Noun

håla c

  1. a deep hole or cavity; a cave
  2. a place where disreputable or questionable activities take place
  3. an uninteresting or backwards community

Declension

Declension of håla
nominative genitive
singular indefinite håla hålas
definite hålan hålans
plural indefinite hålor hålors
definite hålorna hålornas

Derived terms

Verb

håla (present hålar, preterite hålade, supine hålat, imperative håla)

  1. to shape a groove or convex shape in something; to scoop something out
  2. to punch holes in something; perforate

Conjugation

Conjugation of håla (weak)
active passive
infinitive håla —
supine hålat —
imperative håla —
imper. plural1 hålen —
present past present past
indicative hålar hålade — —
ind. plural1 håla hålade — —
subjunctive2 håle hålade — —
present participle hålande
past participle hålad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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