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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix).
Pronunciation
Adverb
svona (not comparable)
- thus, like this
Til þess að hitta í körfuna verðurðu að kasta boltanum svona.- To hit the basket you have to throw the ball like this.
- to this degree; this
Ég vissi ekki að þú værir svona góður!- I didn’t know you were this good!
- (colloquial) approximately, about, like
Ég fór síðast í bíó fyrir svona mánuði.- The last time I went to the movies was like a month ago.
Coordinate terms
- (like this): þannig (“like that”), svoleiðis (“like that”)
- (to this degree): svo (“so, to such a degree”), það (“to that degree”)
Adjective
svona (indeclinable)
- like this, such
Það er eitthvað að svona fólki.- There’s something wrong with people like this.
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Verb
svona (present tense svonar, past tense svona, past participle svona, passive infinitive svonast, present participle svonande, imperative svona/svon)
- (about water) to grow, rise, overflow
- Synonym: svella
- Antonym: svana (“to dwindle, shrink”)
Pass på gryta so ho ikkje svonar over!- Look after the pot so that it doesn’t overflow!
- Svone (Svånå) (a river in Lesja, Dovre and Oppdal)
References
- “svona”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- Alf Eriksen (1996) Ord og uttrykk frå Dovre (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 204