sval
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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech sval. By surface analysis, deverbal from svalit.
Pronunciation
Noun
sval m inan (related adjective svalový)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- sval in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- sval in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- sval in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse svalr (“cool”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
sval
Inflection
| Inflection of sval | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | sval | svalere | svalest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | svalt | svalere | svalest2 |
| Plural | svale | svalere | svalest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | svale | svalere | svaleste |
| 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. | |||
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Adjective
sval (neuter singular svalt, definite singular and plural svale, comparative svalere, indefinite superlative svalest, definite superlative svaleste)
- cool (temperature)
Related terms
- svale (verb)
Etymology 2
Verb
sval
- imperative of svale
References
- “sval” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Adjective
sval (neuter svalt, definite singular and plural svale, comparative svalare, indefinite superlative svalast, definite superlative svalaste)
- cool (temperature)
Related terms
References
- “sval” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Slovak
Pronunciation
Noun
sval m inan (genitive singular svalu, nominative plural svaly, genitive plural svalov, declension pattern of dub)
Declension
Declension of sval
References
- “sval”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Adjective
sval (comparative svalare, superlative svalast)
- cool, slightly chilly
- 2012 November 30, Ruth Peterson, “Svindlande upplevelser till fots i Kalabrien”, in Dagen:
- Högt uppe njuter vi av en sval bris och svindlande utsikt över havet.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figuratively) low (of interest or the like)
- Intresset för att göra något åt situationen har varit svalt
- Interest in doing something about the situation has been low ("cool")
- (figuratively) chilly (distant and without warmth)
- 2016 August 14, “Veronica Maggio på Stockholms stadion”, in Dagens Nyheter:
- Den kan vara precis som Veronica Maggios tioårsjubilerande musik: sval, drömsk, nostalgisk.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
| Inflection of sval | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | sval | svalare | svalast |
| Neuter singular | svalt | svalare | svalast |
| Plural | svala | svalare | svalast |
| Masculine plural3 | svale | svalare | svalast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | svale | svalare | svalaste |
| All | svala | svalare | svalaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Related terms
Noun
sval c
- a section of a refrigerator which is slightly less chilly than the rest, usually used for storing vegetables
- 2014 January 14, Jenny Thorell, “Detoxa din kyl”, in Aftonbladet Wellness:
- Grönsaker som tidigare ruttnat bort i svalen ska enligt Kathy läggas synligt, gärna prydligt skurna i glas- eller plastlådor.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
| Declension of sval | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sval | svalen | svalar | svalarna |
| Genitive | svals | svalens | svalars | svalarnas |
References
- sval in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sval in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sval in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Volapük
Pronunciation
Noun
sval (nominative plural svals)
- swallow (bird)