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lov

lov

See also: löv and Lov.

Czech

Noun

lov m

  1. hunt
  2. hunting

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

lov

  1. second-person singular imperative of lovit

Anagrams


Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, plural of lag (layer).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔv/, [lɒw]

Noun

lov c (singular definite loven, plural indefinite love)

  1. law
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔv/, [lɒw]

Noun

lov c, n (singular definite loven or lovet)

  1. praise

Noun

lov c

  1. permission

Etymology 3

See love

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔːv/, [lɔːˀw], [lɔwˀ]
  • Homophone: låg

Verb

lov

  1. imperative of love

Lojban

Rafsi

lov

  1. rafsi of slovo.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loːʋ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lǫg and Danish lov

Noun

lov m (definite singular loven, indefinite plural lover, definite plural lovene)

  1. law
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

lov

  1. imperative of love

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lǫg and Danish lov

Noun

lov m, f (definite singular lova or loven, indefinite plural lover or lovar, definite plural lovene or lovane)

  1. law

Derived terms

References


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lovъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lôːʋ/

Noun

lȏv m (Cyrillic spelling ло̑в)

  1. hunt, hunting
  2. chase, pursuit
  3. catch, haul

Declension

References

  • lov” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • lof (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Swedish lof, from Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

Pronunciation

Noun

lov c, n

  1. permission
    att fråga om lov
    to ask permission
    jag har fått lov att vara ledig idag
    I have got permission to be off today
  2. vacation (from school) n
    vi har lov nästa vecka
    we have next week off
  3. praise n
  4. a turn, a round c

Declension

Inflection of lov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lov lovet lov loven
Genitive lovs lovets lovs lovens
Inflection of lov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lov loven lovar lovarna
Genitive lovs lovens lovars lovarnas

Related terms

  • lova
  • lovsång
  • slå en lov
  • höstlov
  • påsklov
  • sommarlov
  • sportlov
  • vinterlov
  • tro och loven