ockra
Swedish
    
    Etymology 1
    
From Old Swedish okra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare German wuchern and Dutch woekeren.
Conjugation
    
Conjugation of ockra (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ockra | ockras | ||
| Supine | ockrat | ockrats | ||
| Imperative | ockra | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | ockren | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ockrar | ockrade | ockras | ockrades | 
| Ind. plural1 | ockra | ockrade | ockras | ockrades | 
| Subjunctive2 | ockre | ockrade | ockres | ockrades | 
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | ockrande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
    
Related terms
    
Etymology 2
    
From Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra), from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale”). Attested since 1640.
Declension
    
| Declension of ockra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ockra | ockran | ockror | ockrorna | 
| Genitive | ockras | ockrans | ockrors | ockrornas | 
Derived terms
    
- ockrafärgad
 - ockragul
 - guldockra
 - järnockra
 - rödockra
 
References
    
- ockra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
 - ockra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
 - ockra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
 - ockra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
 - The Swedish Criminal Code (Brottsbalken), official English translation.
 
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