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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse halfr (“half”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
halv
- half
Inflection
| Inflection of halv
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Superlative
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| Indefinte common singular
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halv
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| Indefinite neuter singular
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halvt
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halve
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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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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse halfr.
Adjective
halv (neuter singular halvt, definite singular and plural halve)
- half
Derived terms
References
- “halv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse halfr. Akin to English half.
Pronunciation
Adjective
halv (neuter singular halvt, definite singular and plural halve)
- half
Derived terms
References
- “halv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse halfr (“half”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
halv (neuter halvt, definite and plural halva)
- half, ½; with one of two equal parts (50 %)
- Stockholm har omkring en och en halv miljon invånare.
- Stockholm has around one and a half million inhabitants.
Preposition
halv
- (time) a half-hour to (preceding) the next hour, equivalent to the English phrase half past followed by the *next* hour number instead of the hour number specified in Swedish
- Klockan 18.30 är halv sju på kvällen.
- 18.30 (6.30pm) is half seven (i.e. half past six) in the evening.
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