anamma

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish anama, annama, anamma, annamma, from Middle Low German annamen (“receive”), from an (akin to on) + nemen (akin to German nehmen (“to take”), English nim and Swedish förnimma), influenced by the noun anname (“receiption, act of receiving”). Cognate with Danish annamme, Norwegian Bokmål annamme, Norwegian Nynorsk annamme, annamma, German annehmen, Low German annehmen, Dutch aannemen and Old English onniman (“to receive, take”).

Verb

anamma (present anammar, preterite anammade, supine anammat, imperative anamma)

1. to adopt (behavior, customs, or the like)

   Han har anammat sin fars dåliga beteende.

   He has adopted his father's bad behaviour.

   Hon anammade landets seder.

   She adopted the customs of the country.

Conjugation

Conjugation of anamma (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	anamma		anammas
Supine	anammat		anammats
Imperative	anamma		—
Imper. plural1	anammen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	anammar	anammade	anammas	anammades
Ind. plural1	anamma	anammade	anammas	anammades
Subjunctive2	anamme	anammade	anammes	anammades
	Participles
Present participle	anammande
Past participle	anammad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Interjection

anamma

1. (chiefly dated or jocularly archaizing) Used in expletives that invoke the devil.

   Nu är det fan anamma allvar!

   Now it's bloody serious!

Derived terms

• jävlar anamma

References

• anamma in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• anamma in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• anamma in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)