strid – Swedish noun declension

Swedish noun forms of strid

Noun: strid
Hyphenation:
Gender: Common gender

Nominative

Sg. Indef.strid
Sg. Def.striden
Pl. Indef.strider
Pl. Def.striderna

Genitive

Sg. Indef.strids
Sg. Def.stridens
Pl. Indef.striders
Pl. Def.stridernas

Sample Sentences

  • En blodig strid utkämpades mellan rebeller och regeringsstyrkor under morgontimmarna (A bloody battle was fought between rebels and government forces in the morning hours ("utkämpa (out-fight, roughly – see kämpa) en strid" is idiomatic for "fight a battle"))
  • stupa i strid (fall in battle)
  • gå/dra ut i strid (go into battle)
  • i stridens hetta (in the heat of battle ("in the battle's heat"))
  • en akademisk strid rasade mellan de två skolorna (an academic battle raged between the two schools of thought)
  • Han är skicklig i strid (He is skilled at combat)
  • Jag ger mig inte utan strid (I won't give up without a fight ("without battle"))
  • ta strid för lika rättigheter (stand up / fight (depending on if preexisting or not – "take (enter into) battle") for equal rights)
  • De tog strid mot företaget (They fought / took action ("took (entered into) battle") against the company)
  • Verksamheten har bedrivits i strid med gällande regler (The business has been conducted in violation of existing rules [rules that are in effect])
  • Han har handlat i strid med god advokatsed (He has acted in breach of professional ethics for a lawyer)
  • Jag anser att domen står i strid med sunt förnuft (I consider the judgement to be contrary to common sense ("I consider that the judgement is contrary to common sense") ("stå (stand) i strid" is an idiomatic collocation))

Etymology

From Old Swedish stridh, from Old Norse stríð. See: Old Norse Nouns 'stríð'.

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