Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraːv/, [ɡ̊ʁɑwˀ]

Noun

grav c (singular definite graven, plural indefinite grave)

1. grave, tomb
2. pit, ditch, trench

Inflection

Related terms

• grave

Etymology 2

See grave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡraːv/, [ɡ̊ʁɑwˀ]

Verb

grav

1. imperative of grave

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grǫf

Noun

grav f, m ‎(definite singular grava or graven, indefinite plural graver, definite plural gravene)

1. a grave (place of burial)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

grav

1. imperative of grave

References

• “grav” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grǫf

Noun

grav f ‎(definite singular grava, indefinite plural graver, definite plural gravene)

1. a grave (place of burial)

Derived terms

• gravhaug
• gravlund
• gravplass
• gravstein

Etymology 2

Verb

grav

1. imperative of grava and grave

References

• “grav” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French grave, Latin gravis. Compare the inherited doublet greu.

Adjective

grav m, n ‎(feminine singular gravă, masculine plural gravi, feminine and neuter plural grave)

1. grave, serious
2. critical, important, weighty
3. severe, stern
4. earnest
5. baritone, low in pitch, tone

Declension

Synonyms

• (serious, grave): serios, solemn
• (important, critical): important, critic
• (stern): sever

Adverb

grav

1. gravely

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫf, gröf, from Proto-Germanic *grabą, *grabō ‎(“grave, trench, ditch”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- ‎(“to dig, scratch, scrape”). Compare Danish and Norwegian grav, Icelandic gröf, English grave, Dutch graf, German Grab.

Pronunciation

Adjective

grav

1. severe, as in a mistake or a congenital disorder
2. grave (accent)

Declension

Noun

grav c

1. a grave

Declension

Related terms

• begrava
• gräva