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bad.

bathing; swimming (see the usage notes for bada, which also apply here)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɑːd/
  1. bathing; swimming (see the usage notes for bada, which also apply here)

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  2. a bath; a swim (instance of taking a bath or going for a swim)

    neuter
    ta (sig) ett bad
  3. a bath (place suitable for bathing, like a badplats or badhus)

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    Det nya badet öppnar på onsdag
  4. a bath (liquid for bathing in)

    neuter
    tappa upp ett varmt bad
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish badh, from Old Norse bað, from Proto-Germanic *baþą, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁-.

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