räv
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Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Norse ᚱᛖᚹᚨᛉ (rewaʀ, “brown”).
Pronunciation
Noun
räv c
- a fox (a mammal)
- Synonym: mickel (“(name for a) fox”)
- 1891, “Det var dans bort i vägen [There was a dance down the road]”, Gustaf Fröding (lyrics), Helfrid Lambert (music), performed by Sven-Ingvars:
- Och en räv stämde in i den lustiga låten, och en uv skrek uhu! ifrån Brynbärsbråten, och de märkte, de hörde det ej. Men uhu! hördes ekot i Getberget skria, och till svar på Nils Uttermans dudelidia, kom det dudeli dudeli dej!
- And a fox joined in the funny song , and an owl cried uhu! from Brynbärsbråten thicket ], and they didn't notice it, they didn't hear it . But uhu! the echo was heard screeching from Getberget , and in response to Nils Utterman's "doddly deea," there came doodly doodly dey!
- an experienced (often as "gammal räv") and/or cunning person
Declension
| Declension of räv | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | räv | räven | rävar | rävarna |
| Genitive | rävs | rävens | rävars | rävarnas |
Derived terms
References
- räv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- räv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- räv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)