stadga
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish stadhga, the oblique case of staþge (“position; law”), from staþugher (“steady”). Compare Old Norse stǫð, stǫðva, stǫðugr. Doublet of stadig.
Noun
stadga c
- steadfastness, steadiness, stability, strength
- a bylaw (almost entirely in plural)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stadga | stadgas |
| definite | stadgan | stadgans | |
| plural | indefinite | stadgar | stadgars |
| definite | stadgarna | stadgarnas |
Verb
stadga (present stadgar, preterite stadgade, supine stadgat, imperative stadga)
- to make firm, to support
- to constitute, to regulate, to legislate, to write bylaws
- (reflexive) settle down
Usage notes
- Recommendations against the use of this word in legal prose, together with suggested replacements, are found in Svarta listan : Ord och fraser som kan ersättas i författningsspråk (4th ed., 2011), published by the government of Sweden. The recommendations apply primarily to governmental texts; they may or may not apply to other legal prose.
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | stadga | stadgas | ||
| supine | stadgat | stadgats | ||
| imperative | stadga | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | stadgen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | stadgar | stadgade | stadgas | stadgades |
| ind. plural1 | stadga | stadgade | stadgas | stadgades |
| subjunctive2 | stadge | stadgade | stadges | stadgades |
| present participle | stadgande | |||
| past participle | stadgad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
References
- stadga in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stadga in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stadga in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- stadga in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)