sval

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Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech sval. By surface analysis, deverbal from svalit.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

sval m inan (related adjective svalový)

  1. muscle

Declension

Declension of sval (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative sval svaly
genitive svalu svalů
dative svalu svalům
accusative sval svaly
vocative svale svaly
locative svalu svalech
instrumental svalem svaly

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “sval”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “sval”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “sval”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse svalr (“cool”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

sval

  1. cool

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

From Old Norse svalr.

Adjective

sval (neuter singular svalt, definite singular and plural svale, comparative svalere, indefinite superlative svalest, definite superlative svaleste)

  1. cool (temperature)

Etymology 2

Verb

sval

  1. imperative of svale

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse svalr.

Adjective

sval (neuter svalt, definite singular and plural svale, comparative svalare, indefinite superlative svalast, definite superlative svalaste)

  1. cool (temperature)

References

Slovak

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Pronunciation

Noun

sval m inan (genitive singular svalu, nominative plural svaly, genitive plural svalov, declension pattern of dub)

  1. muscle

Declension

Declension of sval
singular plural
nominative sval svaly
genitive svalu svalov
dative svalu svalom
accusative sval svaly
locative svale svaloch
instrumental svalom svalmi

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

FWOTD – 30 April 2017

Etymology

From Old Norse svalr.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sval (comparative svalare, superlative svalast)

  1. 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)
  2. (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")
  3. (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

Noun

sval c

  1. 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
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sval svals
definite svalen svalens
plural indefinite svalar svalars
definite svalarna svalarnas

References

Anagrams

Volapük

Pronunciation

Noun

sval (nominative plural svals)

  1. swallow (bird)

Declension

declension of sval
singular plural
nominative sval svals
genitive svala svalas
dative svale svales
accusative svali svalis
vocative 1 o sval! o svals!
predicative 2 svalu svalus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
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