slira

Borrowed from Sanskrit शरीर (śarīra, “body”).

slira

1. body

• sliren

slira m or f

1. definite feminine singular of slire

• IPA^(key): /²sliːrɑ/

slira f (definite singular slira, indefinite plural slirer or sliror, definite plural slirene or slirone)

1. definite singular of slire
2. (pre-2012) alternative form of slire

• IPA^(key): /ˈsliːrɑ/

slira f

1. definite singular of slir

• IPA^(key): /²sliːrɑ/

slira (present tense slirar, past tense slira, past participle slira, passive infinitive slirast, present participle slirande, imperative slira/slir)

1. alternative form of slire

• “slira” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Likely borrowed from Middle Low German slīren, at least as a naval term. Compare origin of English slide, slither, Middle English slideren.

slira (present slirar, preterite slirade, supine slirat, imperative slira)

1. to slip, to skid, to slide (due to lack or loss of traction, for example with a road during slippery conditions)

   Bilen slirade av vägen

   The car skidded off the road

   Bilen slirade på stället och kom ingenvart

   The car skidded on the spot and got nowhere

2. (figurative) to have poor traction with something, like the truth

   Han slirade på sanningen

   He stretched the truth (literally, "He skidded on the truth")

• slirig

• sladda

• slira in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slira in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slira in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• slira in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• slira in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)