svale

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Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

svale m

  1. vocative singular of sval

Danish

Noun

svale c (singular definite svalen, plural indefinite svaler)

  1. swallow (bird)

Inflection

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

Adjective

svale

  1. definite singular of sval
  2. plural of sval

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svala.

Noun

svale f or m (definite singular svala or svalen, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

  1. a swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)
    en svale gjør ingen sommerone swallow doesn't make a summer

Etymology 3

From the adjective sval.

Verb

svale (imperative sval, present tense svaler, passive svales, simple past svala or svalet or svalte, past participle svala or svalet or svalt, present participle svalende)

  1. to cool, refresh

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse svala, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. As does also English swallow.

Alternative forms

Noun

svale f (definite singular svala, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

  1. swallow (bird of the family Hirundinidae)
    Svaler er snøgge i vendingane.
    Swallows are quick when they turn.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From the adjective sval.

Verb

svale (present tense svalar, past tense svala, past participle svala, passive infinitive svalast, present participle svalande, imperative svale/sval)

  1. to cool, refresh
  2. to soothe, relieve
Alternative forms
  • svala (a- and split infinitives)
Derived terms

Noun

svale f (definite singular svala, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

  1. a fresh breeze

Adjective

svale

  1. definite singular of sval
  2. plural of sval

References

  1. ^ Ivar Aasen (1850) “Svola”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

svale m

  1. locative singular of sval

Swedish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish svali, further origin disputed. Possibly related to syll.

Noun

svale c

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Declension
Declension of svale 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svale svalen svalar svalarna
Genitive svales svalens svalars svalarnas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

svale

  1. definite natural masculine singular of sval

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