ockra

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish okra, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wōkraz. Compare German wuchern and Dutch woekeren.

Verb

ockra (present ockrar, preterite ockrade, supine ockrat, imperative ockra)

1. loanshark, shylock, commit usury
2. (law) unduly exploit to one's advantage

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
present participle		ockrande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• ockrare

Related terms

• ocker

Etymology 2

From Latin ōchra, from Ancient Greek ὤχρα (ṓkhra), from Ancient Greek ὠχρός (ōkhrós, “pale”). Attested since 1640.

Noun

ockra c

1. ochre

Declension

Declension of ockra

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ockra	ockras
	definite	ockran	ockrans
plural	indefinite	ockror	ockrors
	definite	ockrorna	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.