kortvåg

Swedish

Etymology

kort +‎ våg, cognate with English shortwave, used in Swedish at least since 1933. The adjective 'kortvågig' can be traced to 1872, compounds like 'kortvågsradio' to the mid 1920s, of which 'kortvåg' is a shorthand. Still in 1929, it was common to write 'korta vågor' (short waves), but 'kortvåg' became common in the 1930s.

Noun

kortvåg c

(uncountable) shortwave, a range of the radio frequency spectrum from 3 to 30 MHz, its capability to convey signals
Och fram mot morgonen var fortfarande kortvågen mycket dålig
And towards daybreak the shortwave was still very poor
a radio wave or electromagnetic signal in this range
kortvågor studsar på havsytan
shortwaves bounce on the ocean surface

Declension

Declension of kortvåg
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kortvåg	kortvågen	kortvågor	kortvågorna
Genitive	kortvågs	kortvågens	kortvågors	kortvågornas

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