etsa
Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-gèndia, causative form of Proto-Bantu *-gènda.
Verb
etsa
Swedish
Verb
etsa (present etsar, preterite etsade, supine etsat, imperative etsa)
- to etch
- (reflexive, figuratively) to etch itself, to become engraved, etc. (stick)
- en bild som etsade sig fast på näthinnan
- an image that etched itself [fixed] into [on] my retina
- Hans ord har etsat sig fast i minnet
- His words are engraved on my mind [have etched themselves in my memory]
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | etsa | etsas | ||
| supine | etsat | etsats | ||
| imperative | etsa | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | etsen | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | etsar | etsade | etsas | etsades |
| ind. plural1 | etsa | etsade | etsas | etsades |
| subjunctive2 | etse | etsade | etses | etsades |
| present participle | etsande | |||
| past participle | etsad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
References
- etsa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- etsa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- etsa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)