strida

See also: stríða

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto stridi

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto strida

From stridi + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrida/
• Rhymes: -ida
• Syllabification: stri‧da

Adjective

strida (accusative singular stridan, plural stridaj, accusative plural stridajn)

1. shrill, strident

Italian

Noun

strida f

1. plural of strido

Verb

strida

1. inflection of stridere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse stríða, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną

Pronunciation

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Adjective

strida

1. inflection of strid:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Verb

strida (present strider, preterite stred, supine stridit, imperative strid)

1. to battle

   strida mot fienden

   battle against the enemy

   1. to fight

      Soldaterna stred sida vid sida

      The soldiers fought side by side

      De stred för lika rättigheter

      They fought for equal rights (kämpa is more common)

2. (with mot (“against”)) to go against; to be against, to be contrary to, etc.

   Det strider mot lagen

   It is against the law

   Det strider mot allt sunt förnuft

   It is contrary to all common sense

   Skulpturen strider mot god smak

   The sculpture is contrary to good taste

Usage notes

See the usage notes for strid. Fight is usually a more idiomatic translation, but the meaning is closer to battle. This makes strida uncommon and dramatic sounding for fist fights, for example, similar to battle. For fist fights, see slåss.

Conjugation

Conjugation of strida (class 1 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	strida		stridas
supine	stridit		stridits
imperative	strid		—
imper. plural1	striden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	strider	stred	strids, strides	streds
ind. plural1	strida	stredo	stridas	stredos
subjunctive2	stride	strede	strides	stredes
present participle		stridande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Conjugation of strida (weak, archaic or poetic)

	active		passive
infinitive	strida		stridas
supine	stritt		stritts
imperative	strid		—
imper. plural1	striden		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	strider	stridde	strids, strides	striddes
ind. plural1	strida	stridde	stridas	striddes
subjunctive2	stride	stridde	strides	striddes
present participle		stridande
past participle		stridd

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• omstridd
• strid

References

• “strida”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “strida”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• Astrid, drista