flov
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch flauw (“bland, tasteless”), from Old French flou (“tired, weary”), which was probably a Germanic loanword, from Frankish *hlāo (“lukewarm, tepid, mild”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”), cf. English lew, German flau and German lau.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editflov (neuter flovt, plural and definite singular attributive flove)
- embarrassed, sheepish
- ashamed
- awkward, embarrassing
- slack (not violent, rapid, or pressing)
- flat, insipid
- light (about the wind)
Inflection
edit| Inflection of flov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | flov | flovere | flovest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | flovt | flovere | flovest2 |
| Plural | flove | flovere | flovest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | flove | flovere | floveste |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Synonyms
edit- (embarrassed): forlegen, pinligt berørt
- (ashamed): skamfuld
- (embarrassing): pinlig
- (flat, insipid): fad, kedelig