See also: behöv

Danish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /behɔv/, [b̥eˈhʌw]

Noun edit

behov n (singular definite behovet, plural indefinite behov)

  1. need, requirement

Declension edit

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.

Noun edit

behov n (definite singular behovet, indefinite plural behov, definite plural behova or behovene)

  1. a need or requirement
    etter / ved behov - as required, on demand

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.

Noun edit

behov n (definite singular behovet, indefinite plural behov, definite plural behova)

  1. a need or requirement

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Slovak edit

Noun edit

behov

  1. genitive plural of beh

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Old Swedish behof, borrowed from Middle Low German behof, from Old Saxon *bihōf, from Proto-West Germanic *bihōf.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɛˈhuːv/
  • (file)

Noun edit

behov n

  1. a need, a requirement
    Jag har inget behov av det
    I have no need for it

Declension edit

Declension of behov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative behov behovet behov behoven
Genitive behovs behovets behovs behovens

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