dö
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish dø̄ia, from Old Norse deyja (“to die”) (compare English die), from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew-. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål dø, Danish dø, Icelandic deyja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /døː/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -øː
Conjugation
Conjugation of dö (class 6 strong)
Synonyms
- avlida
- falla (“fall (in battle)”)
- förgås (“perish”)
- förolyckas (“die in an accident”)
- ge upp andan (“give up the ghost”)
- gå bort (“pass away”)
- gå till de sälla jaktmarkerna (“go to the happy hunting ground”)
- gå ur tiden
- gå åt
- kila runt hörnet (“scurry around the corner”)
- kila vidare (“scurry along”)
- kola
- krepera
- omkomma (“die in an accident or disaster”)
- ryckas bort
- somna in
- stryka med
- stupa (“fall (in battle)”)
- ta ner skylten (“take down the sign”)
- trilla av pinn (“fall off the perch”)
Derived terms
- dö knall och fall (“die suddenly and unexpectedly”)
References
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