kvav

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See also: kväv

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kvaver, from the same root as kväva. Original sense was "suffocating".

Adjective

kvav (comparative kvavare, superlative kvavast)

  1. that feels low in oxygen and oppressive (and usually warm, of air, a room, weather, or the like); stuffy, sultry, oppressive, "heavy", etc.
    Spelningen var i en liten kvav lokal i en källare
    The gig was in a small, stuffy venue in a basement
    Det är varmt och kvavt ute
    It is hot and sultry outside
    kvavt väder
    sultry weather
    tryckande, kvav luft och åska i fjärran
    oppressive, sultry air and thunder in the distance
  2. (figuratively) oppressive
    en kvav atmosfär
    an oppressive atmosphere

Declension

Inflection of kvav
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kvav kvavare kvavast
neuter singular kvavt kvavare kvavast
plural kvava kvavare kvavast
masculine plural2 kvave kvavare kvavast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kvave kvavare kvavaste
all kvava kvavare kvavaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

Noun

kvav

  1. Only used in gå i kvav

References

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