av

See also: Av, AV, aV, av-, -av, av., and Av.

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EnglishEdit

AbbreviationEdit

av

1. Abbreviation of ad valorem.
2. Abbreviation of avenue.
3. Abbreviation of average.
4. Abbreviation of avoirdupois.
5. Abbreviation of antivirus.
6. Abbreviation of audiovisual.
7. (text messaging) have

   av u got d@? — have you got that?

ReferencesEdit

• “av” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “av” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

AnagramsEdit

• V/A, VA, Va, Va., v. a.

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DanishEdit

AbbreviationEdit

av

1. Abbreviation of audiovisuel.

Derived termsEdit

• av-materiale n
• av-middel n
• av-udstyr n

InterjectionEdit

av

1. ouch (expression of one's own physical pain)

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FaroeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *apó/*h₂epó.

PrepositionEdit

av (+ dative)

1. by, from, off, of, on account of

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FrenchEdit

AbbreviationEdit

av

1. Alternative form of av.

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KurdishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• aw (Sorani)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hā́pš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-. Compare Persian آب‎ (âb), Baluchi آپ‎ (áp), Bakhtiari او‎ (aw), Pashto اوبه‎, Avestan 𐬀𐬞‎ (ap), Sanskrit अप् (áp).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːv/
• Hyphenation: av

NounEdit

av f

1. (Kurmanji) water.

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɑːʋ/, /ɑː/

AdverbEdit

av

1. off (not operating)

   å slå av

   to turn off

2. off (so as to be removed or separated)

   å bite av

   to bite off

3. (colloquial) onwards

   fra barndom av

   from childhood on

4. of

   bli av med

   get rid of

5. now

   av og til

   now and then

PrepositionEdit

av

1. from
2. by (in construction of the passive tense)

   Huset ble malt av ham.

   The house was painted by him.

3. of
4. for
5. in, out of
6. on

   Avhengig av.

   Dependent on.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse af. Akin to English of and English off.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɑːʋ/ (examples of pronunciation)

AdverbEdit

av

1. off; not operating

   Slå av ljoset.

   Turn the lights off.

2. from
3. of

PrepositionEdit

av

1. of

   Det er laga av bly.

   It is made of lead.

2. by (in construction of the passive tense)

   Huset vart måla av honom.

   The house was painted by him.

3. from

   Eg lånte ei bok av han.

   I borrowed a book from him.

4. for
5. in, out of
6. on

   Avhenging av.

   Dependent on.

ReferencesEdit

• “av” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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SpanishEdit

NounEdit

av

1. Abbreviation of avenida.

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SwedishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• af (obsolete since 1906)

Dialects

Modern Dialects

• å (Pitemål)

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse af, from Proto-Germanic *ab.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ɑːv/

• audio

  (file)

PrepositionEdit

av

1. from

   Jag fick den av Tomas.

   I got it from Tomas. (Tomas gave it to me.)

2. by (in construction of the passive voice).

   Huset målades av honom

   The house was painted by him

3. of; denoting the material of which something is made

   Bordet är av trä.

   The table is (made) of wood.

4. of; denoting a part

   En av dem sjunger.

   One of them is singing.

AdjectiveEdit

av (absolute, never inflected, only in predicative position)

1. abbreviation of avstängd (shut down, turned off)

   Radion är av.

   The radio receiver is turned off.

2. broken, off; which has snapped off

   Käppen är av.

   The cane is broken.

AdverbEdit

av (not comparable)

1. (verb particle) denoting something which stops, ceases, or breaks off
2. (verb particle) denoting something which is moved from an original place, or originates somewhere
3. (verb particle) denoting an action of copying, or creation of something similar to an existing template

Derived termsEdit

• (stop, break): gå av, lägga av, stänga av
• (move): gå av, lasta av
• (copying): rita av, skriva av

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TurkishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Turkic *āb, *Āb (“hunt, chase”). Cognate with Old Turkic [Term?].

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /aβ/

NounEdit

av (definite accusative avı, plural avlar)

1. hunting
2. hunt
3. prey

DeclensionEdit

Inflection
Nominative	av
Definite accusative	avı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	av	avlar
Definite accusative	avı	avları
Dative	ava	avlara
Locative	avda	avlarda
Ablative	avdan	avlardan
Genitive	avın	avların
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular avım avlarım 2nd singular avın avların 3rd singular avı avları 1st plural avımız avlarımız 2nd plural avınız avlarınız 3rd plural avları avları
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular avım avlarım 2nd singular avsın avlarsın 3rd singular av avdır avlar avlardır 1st plural avız avlarız 2nd plural avsınız avlarsınız 3rd plural avlar avlardır