ljuv

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúfr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (love).

Adjective

ljuv (masculine and feminine ljuv, neuter ljuvt, definite singular and plural ljuve, comparative ljuvare, indefinite superlative ljuvast, definite superlative ljuvaste)

  1. (poetic) lovely, sweet
    • 1895, Arne Garborg, “Fyrivarsl”, in Haugtussa:
      Men ljuv er ljosnande Morgon / alt etter den tunge Natt.
      But lovely is the bright morning / after the heavy night.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish liuver, from Old Norse ljúfr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leubh- (love), *lewbʰ-. Related to English love, Latin libet, Russian любовь (ljubovʹ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

ljuv (comparative ljuvare, superlative ljuvast)

  1. lovely, sweet
    hämnden är ljuv
    revenge is sweet
    det ljuva livet
    la dolce vita

Declension

Inflection of ljuv
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular ljuv ljuvare ljuvast
neuter singular ljuvt ljuvare ljuvast
plural ljuva ljuvare ljuvast
masculine plural2 ljuve ljuvare ljuvast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 ljuve ljuvare ljuvaste
all ljuva ljuvare ljuvaste

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.

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