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Danish
Etymology
From Dutch flauw (“bland, tasteless”), from Old French flou (“tired, weary”), which was probably a Germanic loanword, from Frankish *hlāo (“lukewarm, tepid, mild”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”), cf. English lew, German flau and German lau.
Pronunciation
Adjective
flov (neuter flovt, plural and definite singular attributive flove)
- embarrassed, sheepish
- ashamed
- awkward, embarrassing
- slack (not violent, rapid, or pressing)
- flat, insipid
- light (about the wind)
Inflection
Inflection of flov
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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Indefinte common singular
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flov
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flovere
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flovest2
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Indefinite neuter singular
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flovt
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flovere
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flovest2
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Plural
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flove
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flovere
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flovest2
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Definite attributive1
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flove
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flovere
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floveste
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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