svona
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editsvona (not comparable)
- thus, like this
- Til þess að hitta í körfuna verðurðu að kasta boltanum svona.
- To hit the basket you have to throw the ball like this.
- to this degree; this
- Ég vissi ekki að þú værir svona góður!
- I didn’t know you were this good!
- (colloquial) approximately, about, like
- Ég fór síðast í bíó fyrir svona mánuði.
- The last time I went to the movies was like a month ago.
Coordinate terms
edit- (like this): þannig (“like that”), svoleiðis (“like that”)
- (to this degree): svo (“so, to such a degree”), það (“to that degree”)
Adjective
editsvona (not comparable)
Coordinate terms
editDerived terms
edit- svona, svona (“there, there”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
editVerb
editsvona (present tense svonar, past tense svona, past participle svona, passive infinitive svonast, present participle svonande, imperative svona/svon)
Related terms
edit- Svone (Svånå) (a river in Lesja, Dovre and Oppdal)
References
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- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms suffixed with -na
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔːna
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔːna/2 syllables
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic adverbs
- Icelandic terms with usage examples
- Icelandic colloquialisms
- Icelandic adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
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