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slarv

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From slarve; related to slarke.

Noun edit

slarv m (definite singular slarven, indefinite plural slarver, definite plural slarvene)

  1. A person with a careless appearance, bad character, reckless, loosemouthed

Etymology 2 edit

From slarve; related to slarke.

Noun edit

slarv n (definite singular slarvet, indefinite plural slarv, definite plural slarva or slarvene)

  1. To do shoddy work.
  2. Spreading lies and rumours; gossiping.
Synonyms edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Deverbal from slarva.

Noun edit

slarv n

  1. sloppiness, carelessness
    Allt sitter snett. Vilket slarv!
    Everything's misaligned. How sloppy!
    Tjuvarnas slarv gav polisen bevis
    The thieves' carelessness provided the police with evidence

Declension edit

Declension of slarv 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative slarv slarvet — —
Genitive slarvs slarvets — —

Derived terms edit

  • slarver (“someone sloppy or careless”)
  • slarvpelle (“someone sloppy or careless”)

Related terms edit

  • slarva (“to be sloppy or careless”)
  • slarvig (“sloppy, careless”)

References edit

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