djärv

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish diærver, from Old Norse djarfr, from Proto-Germanic *derbaz. According to Svenska Akademiens ordbok it may be related to the same stem as Old English deorfan ("to work; to act") and Lithuanian dirbti ("to work"), or Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) ("to make solid; to make fat; to feed; to nurture"). Nationalencyklopedins ordbok suggests a relation to German derb ("coarse").

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /jɛrv/
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Homophone: järv

Adjective edit

djärv (comparative djärvare, superlative djärvast)

bold, daring, venturesome.
Det var ett djärvt förslag.
That was a bold suggestion.

Declension edit

Inflection of djärv
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	djärv	djärvare	djärvast
Neuter singular	djärvt	djärvare	djärvast
Plural	djärva	djärvare	djärvast
Masculine plural³	djärve	djärvare	djärvast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	djärve	djärvare	djärvaste
All	djärva	djärvare	djärvaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Synonyms edit

båld (archaic)

Derived terms edit

djärvas ("to be daring")
djärvhet

Anagrams edit

värjd