grov
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German grof.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
grov (neuter groft, plural and definite singular attributive grove, comparative grovere, superlative (predicative) grovest, superlative (attributive) groveste)
Verb edit
grov
References edit
- “grov” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German grof.
Adjective edit
grov (neuter singular grovt, definite singular and plural grove, comparative grovere, indefinite superlative grovest or grøvst, definite superlative groveste or grøvste)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
grov
References edit
- “grov” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German grof.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
grov (masculine and feminine grov, neuter grovt, definite singular and plural grove, comparative grovare/grøvre, indefinite superlative grovast/grøvst, definite superlative grovaste/grøvste)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
grov
References edit
- “grov” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Low German grof.
Adjective edit
grov (comparative grövre, superlative grövst)
- coarse; composed of relatively large particles or pieces
- Antonym: fin
- grov sand
- coarse sand
- (as a prefix) coarsely
- Antonym: fin-
- grovmalen svartpeppar
- coarsely ground black pepper
- grovkornig
- coarse-grained
- coarse; lacking refinement
- grovt språk
- coarse language
- att vara grov i munnen
- to swear or utter obscenities a lot (often in an insulting manner), to be crass ("to be coarse in the mouth" – idiomatic)
- serious, gross; as in a "serious crime" or a "serious mistake"
- Mannen är misstänkt för grovt förtal
- The man is suspected of gross / aggravated (especially serious) libel
- thick (especially of elongated objects, and also of muscularity)
- en grov lina
- a thick line
- en grov nacke
- a thick neck
- grova armar
- thick arms
- Han är riktigt grov
- He's really buff
Derived terms edit
- (unrefined): grovarbetare, grovarbete, groventré, grovgöra, grovjobb, grovkök
- (composed of large particles): grovmalen
References edit
- grov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- grov in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- grov in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- grov in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Etymology 2 edit
See gräva
Verb edit
grov
- (archaic) past indicative of gräva