sladd

Swedish

Etymology

Two main etymologies are 1) end, leftovers, same as slatt, 2) from sladda (“to slide, to skid”), related to släde (“a sled, a sleigh”). However, some meanings are a mix of the two: Komma på sladden, sladdbarn, meaning a trailing bonus chance, can refer either to leftovers or to the trailing sled. Compare Low German sladde ("cloth").

Rope's end, the sailor's term, has been used since 1736, coming Low German.

Clod crusher, the farming tool, has been used since 1695, also written slädd, from the verb sladda.

Noun

sladd c

1. an electrical cable, a cord
2. a skid, a sled-like movement of a wheeled vehicle
3. a rope's end
4. leftovers, remainder

   turbanknop eller ormhufvud nyttjas på sladden af ett tåg för att stoppa det vid ett hål, så att sladden ej kryper ut

   turban knot or snakehead is used at the end of a rope to stop it at a hole, so the end doesn't sneak out

5. an end of a film strip
6. a trailing bonus chance, an extra

   Bland innehållet märkes för övrigt ett porträttgalleri över Götaverkens gudmödrar, där även en fadder fått komma med på sladden.

   Among the content is also noticed a portrait gallery of the godmothers of Götaverken (ship wharf), where also one godfather was included as a bonus.

7. a clod crusher, a farming tool
8. a driveway groomer, a road construction tool for maintaining gravel roads

Declension

Declension of sladd
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	sladd	sladden	sladdar	sladdarna
Genitive	sladds	sladdens	sladdars	sladdarnas

Related terms

• bredsladd
• nätsladd
• sladdbarn
• slatt
• telefonsladd
• vägsladd

References

• sladd 1, 2, 3 in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)