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räv

räv

See also: rav and ræv

Swedish

Noun

räv ‎(c)

  1. a fox (a mammal)
  2. (dialectial) an old and experienced person

Declension

Inflection of räv 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative räv räven rävar rävarna
Genitive rävs rävens rävars rävarnas

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ räv in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Etymology

From Old Norse refr, from Proto-Norse *rebaz ‎(*rebaz, “brown”).[1] (but compare Persian روباه ‎(rubâh, “fox”), apparently from a separate root).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛːv/

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