av

Translingual

Symbol

av

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Avar.

English

Adjective

av

1. Abbreviation of average.
2. Abbreviation of audiovisual.

Adverb

av

1. Abbreviation of ad valorem.

Noun

av (countable and uncountable, plural avs)

1. Abbreviation of avenue.
2. Abbreviation of avoirdupois.
3. Abbreviation of antivirus.
4. Abbreviation of aviation.

Derived terms

• avgas

Verb

av

1. (text messaging) have

   av u got d@? — have you got that?

References

• “av”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “av”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Anagrams

• V/A, VA, Va, Va., v. a.

Danish

Adjective

av

1. Abbreviation of audiovisuel.

Derived terms

• av-materiale n
• av-middel n
• av-udstyr n

Interjection

av

1. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *apó/*h₂epó.

Preposition

av (+ dative)

1. by, from, off, of, on account of

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of "from"): á

Finnish

Noun

av

1. Abbreviation of alustava varaus (“initial reservation, provisional reservation”).

Adjective

av

1. (in compounds) Abbreviation of audiovisuaalinen (“audiovisual”).

Derived terms

Anagrams

• -va

French

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

av f

1. Alternative form of av.

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English have.

Verb

av

1. has, have
   • 2023, Yuunivorshal Deklarieshan a Yuuman Raits, United Nations, Aatikl 17:

     Evribadi av di rait fi uon prapati bai demself […]

     Everyone has the right to own property alone

Further reading

• av at majstro.com

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āg.

Noun

av

1. net

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “av”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hā́fš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́ps, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-. Compare Persian آب (âb), Baluchi آپ (áp), Bakhtiari او (aw), Pashto اوبه, Avestan 𐬀𐬞 (ap), Sanskrit अप् (áp).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːv/

• (file)

• Hyphenation: av

Noun

av f (Arabic spelling ئاڤ)

1. water
2. stream, river

   Synonyms: çem, ro, rûbar, şet

Declension

Derived terms

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “asêgeh”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 14

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse af (“of, from, off, by”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away from”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːʋ/, /ɑː/

Adverb

av

1. off (not operating)

   å slå av

   to turn off

2. off (so as to be removed or separated)

   å bite av

   to bite off

3. (colloquial) onwards

   fra barndom av

   from childhood on

4. of

   bli av med

   get rid of

5. now

   av og til

   now and then

Preposition

av

1. from
2. by (in construction of the passive tense)

   Huset ble malt av ham.

   The house was painted by him.

3. of
4. for
5. in, out of
6. on

   Avhengig av.

   Dependent on.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse af. Akin to English of and English off.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːʋ/

Adverb

av

1. off; not operating

   Slå av ljoset.

   Turn the lights off.

2. from
3. of

Preposition

av

1. of

   Det er laga av bly.

   It is made of lead.

2. by (in construction of the passive voice)

   Huset vart måla av honom.

   The house was painted by him.

3. from

   Eg lånte ei bok av han.

   I borrowed a book from him.

4. for
5. in, out of
6. on

   Avhenging av.

   Dependent on.

References

• “av” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Noun

av

1. Abbreviation of avenida.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• af (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːv/

  • audio

    (file)

• (dated, dialectal) IPA^(key): /oːv/, /oː/

Preposition

av

1. from

   Jag fick den av Tomas.

   I got it from Tomas. (Tomas gave it to me.)

2. by (in construction of the passive voice).

   Huset målades av honom.

   The house was painted by him.

3. of; denoting the material of which something is made

   Bordet är av trä.

   The table is (made) of wood.

4. of; denoting a part

   En av dem sjunger.

   One of them is singing.

Adjective

av (absolute, never inflected, only in predicative position)

1. abbreviation of avstängd (shut down, turned off)

   Radion är av.

   The radio receiver is turned off.

2. broken, off; which has snapped off

   Käppen är av.

   The cane is broken.

Adverb

av (not comparable)

1. (verb particle) denoting something which stops, ceases, or breaks off
2. (verb particle) denoting something which is moved from an original place, or originates somewhere
3. (verb particle) denoting an action of copying, or creation of something similar to an existing template

Derived terms

• (stop, break): avbryta, avutrota, gå av, lägga av, stänga av
• (move): gå av, lasta av
• (copying): rita av, skriva av

References

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

Anagrams

• va

Talysh

Noun

av (Cyrillic ав)

1. cloud

References

• Pirejko, L. A. (1976) “ав”, in Talyšsko-russkij slovarʹ [Talysh–Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 20

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آو (av), from Proto-Turkic *āb (“hunt, chase”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aβ/

Noun

av (definite accusative avı, plural avlar)

1. hunting
2. hunt
3. prey

Declension

Yola

Preposition

av

1. Alternative form of o' (“of”)

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 22