Danish

Noun

arv c (singular definite arven, not used in plural form)

1. inheritance
2. legacy
3. heritage

Verb

arv

1. imperative of arve

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arvo. Cognate with Finnish arvo. See also aru.

Noun

arv ‎(genitive arvu, partitive arvu)

1. number (abstract entity used to count)

Inflection

Derived terms

• arvsõna
• arvutama

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- ‎(“to change ownership”).

Noun

arv m ‎(definite singular arven) (uncountable)

1. heritage
2. inheritance

Related terms

• arve
• arvelig

Derived terms

• arving
• arvtager, arvtaker
• kulturarv

References

• “arv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Verb

arv

1. imperative of arve

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse arfr, from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- ‎(“to change ownership”).

Noun

arv m ‎(definite singular arven) (uncountable)

1. heritage

Derived terms

• arving
• kulturarv

Swedish

Alternative forms

• arf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse arfr ‎(“heritage”), from Proto-Germanic *arbiją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- ‎(“to change ownership”).

Pronunciation

Noun

arv n

1. inheritance; the passing of titles, property etc upon someones death
2. (biology) inheritance, the passing of qualities by means of genes
3. (computing) inheritance, the passing of properties to child objects

Declension

Related terms

• ärva

Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish arvo.

Noun

arv

1. price, cost
2. value
3. reputation

Inflection

Derived terms

• arvostada

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “репутация, цена”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika