sølv
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Danish
Alternative forms
- sølver (obsolete or poetic)
Etymology
From Old Norse silfr, sylfr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą.
Pronunciation
Noun
sølv n (singular definite sølvet, not used in plural form)
- silver (metal)
Inflection
Declension of sølv
| neuter gender |
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sølv | sølvet |
| genitive | sølvs | sølvets |
Derived terms
- kviksølv (“mercury”)
- sølvbryllup (“silver wedding; silver jubilee”)
- sølvgrå (“silver-grey”)
- sølvnitrat (“silver nitrate”)
- sølvpapir (literally “silver paper”)
- tale er sølv, tavshed er guld (“speech is silver, silence is golden”)
Descendants
- Greenlandic: sølvi
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse silfr, sylfr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą.
Noun
sølv n (definite singular sølvet, uncountable)
Derived terms
- sølvfarget
- sølvgrå
- sølvhvit
- sølvjubileum
- sølvnitrat
- sølvpapir (literally “silver paper”)
- sølvsmed
- sølvtøy (“silverware”)
References
- “sølv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse silfr, sylfr, from Proto-Germanic *silubrą.
Pronunciation
Noun
sølv n (definite singular sølvet, indefinite plural sølv, definite plural sølva)
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Derived terms
- sølvgrå
- sølvnitrat
- sølvpapir (literally “silver paper”)
- sølvsmed
- sølvtøy (“silverware”)