kedja

See also: keðja

Swedish

kedja

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish kædhe, kædhia, from Middle Low German kede (from kedene), from Latin catēna. Cognate of French chaîne, English chain, German Kette, Dutch keten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɕeːdja/

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• IPA^(key): /²ɕɛːdja/ (some accents)
• IPA^(key): /²tɕeːdja/, /²tɕɛːdja/ (Finland)

Noun

kedja c

1. chain (a series of interconnected rings or links)
2. chain; a series of interconnected things

   bergskedja

   mountain range

3. chain; a series of stores or businesses with the same brand name

Usage notes

A thicker chain is normally called kätting rather than kedja.

Declension

Declension of kedja
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kedja	kedjan	kedjor	kedjorna
Genitive	kedjas	kedjans	kedjors	kedjornas

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bergskedja
• butikskedja
• cykelkedja
• ked
• kedjebrev
• kedjebråk
• kedjelänk
• kedjereaktion

Descendants

• → Finnish: ketju

Verb

kedja (present kedjar, preterite kedjade, supine kedjat, imperative kedja)

1. to chain; to fasten with a chain

Conjugation

Conjugation of kedja (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	kedja		kedjas
Supine	kedjat		kedjats
Imperative	kedja		—
Imper. plural1	kedjen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	kedjar	kedjade	kedjas	kedjades
Ind. plural1	kedja	kedjade	kedjas	kedjades
Subjunctive2	kedje	kedjade	kedjes	kedjades
	Participles
Present participle	kedjande
Past participle	kedjad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• kedja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kedja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kedja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)