sløv

See also: slov

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse sljór, slær, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sløːv/, [sløwˀ]

Adjective edit

sløv

(of a blade) blunt, dull
dull
listless, sluggish, torpid, lethargic, apathetic
drowsy

Inflection edit

Inflection of sløv
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	sløv	sløvere	sløvest²
Indefinite neuter singular	sløvt	sløvere	sløvest²
Plural	sløve	sløvere	sløvest²
Definite attributive¹	sløve	sløvere	sløveste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms edit

(blunt): uskarp

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Danish sløv, from Old Norse sljór, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz. Doublet of slø.

Adjective edit

sløv (neuter sløvt, definite singular and plural sløve, comparative sløvare, indefinite superlative sløvast, definite superlative sløvaste)

References edit

“sløv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.