arv

See also: ARV and ärv

Contents

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arv/, [ɑːˀw], [ɑwˀ]

Noun

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

1. inheritance
2. legacy
3. heritage

Further reading

• “arv” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “arv” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Verb

arv

1. imperative of arve

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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

Declension of arv (type riik)

	singular	plural
nominative	arv	arvud
genitive	arvu	arvude
partitive	arvu	arve / arvusid
illative	arvu / arvusse	arvudesse
inessive	arvus	arvudes
elative	arvust	arvudest
allative	arvule	arvudele
adessive	arvul	arvudel
ablative	arvult	arvudelt
translative	arvuks	arvudeks
terminative	arvuni	arvudeni
essive	arvuna	arvudena
abessive	arvuta	arvudeta
comitative	arvuga	arvudega

Derived terms

• arvsõna
• arvutama

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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

Derived terms

• arving
• arvtager, arvtaker
• kulturarv

• naturarv
• verdensarv

Related terms

• arve
• arvelig

Etymology 2

Verb

arv

1. imperative of arve

References

• “arv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑrʋ/

Noun

arv m (definite singular arven, uncountable)

1. heritage

Derived terms

• arving
• kulturarv
• naturarv

References

• “arv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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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

• IPA^(key): /arv/

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• Rhymes: -arv

Noun

arv n

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

Declension

Declension of arv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	arv	arvet	arv	arven
Genitive	arvs	arvets	arvs	arvens

Related terms

• ärva

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Veps

Etymology

Related to Finnish arvo.

Noun

arv

1. price, cost
2. value
3. reputation

Inflection

Inflection of arv
nominative sing.	arv
genitive sing.	arvon
partitive sing.	arvod
partitive plur.	arvoid
	singular	plural
nominative	arv	arvod
accusative	arvon	arvod
genitive	arvon	arvoiden
partitive	arvod	arvoid
essive-instructive	arvon	arvoin
translative	arvoks	arvoikš
inessive	arvos	arvoiš
elative	arvospäi	arvoišpäi
illative	?	arvoihe
adessive	arvol	arvoil
ablative	arvolpäi	arvoilpäi
allative	arvole	arvoile
abessive	arvota	arvoita
comitative	arvonke	arvoidenke
prolative	arvodme	arvoidme
approximative I	arvonno	arvoidenno
approximative II	arvonnoks	arvoidennoks
egressive	arvonnopäi	arvoidennopäi
terminative I	?	arvoihesai
terminative II	arvolesai	arvoilesai
terminative III	arvossai	—
additive I	?	arvoihepäi
additive II	arvolepäi	arvoilepäi

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