ljuv
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse ljúfr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love”).
Adjective
editljuv (masculine and feminine ljuv, neuter ljuvt, definite singular and plural ljuve, comparative ljuvare, indefinite superlative ljuvast, definite superlative ljuvaste)
- (poetic) lovely, sweet
- 1895, Arne Garborg, “Fyrivarsl”, in Haugtussa:
- Men ljuv er ljosnande Morgon / alt etter den tunge Natt.
- But lovely is the bright morning / after the heavy night.
References
edit- “ljuv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish liuver, from Old Norse ljúfr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leubh- (“love”), *lewbʰ-. Related to English love, Latin libet, Russian любовь (ljubovʹ).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ʉːv
Adjective
editljuv (comparative ljuvare, superlative ljuvast)
Declension
editInflection of ljuv | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | ljuv | ljuvare | ljuvast |
Neuter singular | ljuvt | ljuvare | ljuvast |
Plural | ljuva | ljuvare | ljuvast |
Masculine plural3 | ljuve | ljuvare | ljuvast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | ljuve | ljuvare | ljuvaste |
All | ljuva | ljuvare | ljuvaste |
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 |
Related terms
editReferences
editCategories:
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewbʰ- (love)
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk adjectives
- Norwegian Nynorsk poetic terms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with quotations
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Rhymes:Swedish/ʉːv
- Rhymes:Swedish/ʉːv/1 syllable
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish adjectives
- Swedish terms with usage examples