hälsa

== Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish hēlsa, from Old Norse heilsa, from Proto-Germanic *hailisōną, from *hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos. === Pronunciation === === Noun === hälsa c health ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ohälsa hälsokontroll hälsokost hälsovård === Verb === hälsa (present hälsar, preterite hälsade, supine hälsat, imperative hälsa) to greet, salute to bid (welcome) to send word ==== Usage notes ==== With the stress on hälsa, hälsa på means to greet. Stress on på changes the meaning to visit. See hälsa på. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hälsa på (“to pay a visit”) kunna hälsa hem (“be done for”) var hälsad (“greetings, hail”) ==== Related terms ==== hälsning (“a greeting”) === References === “hälsa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “hälsa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “hälsa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) 1. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) 2. hälsa in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)