sving
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the verb svinge.
Noun edit
sving m (definite singular svingen, indefinite plural svinger, definite plural svingene)
- swing, sweep
- i full sving - in full swing
- a bend (e.g. in a road)
- a turn (e.g. when driving)
- a flourish (of the hand; in handwriting)
- a swing (e.g. in boxing)
- motion
- i sving - in motion
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
sving
- imperative of svinge
References edit
- “sving” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From the verb svinga.
Noun edit
sving m (definite singular svingen, indefinite plural svingar, definite plural svingane)
- swing, sweep
- i full sving - in full swing
- a bend (e.g. in a road)
- a turn (e.g. when driving)
- a flourish (of the hand; in handwriting)
- a swing (e.g. in boxing)
- motion
- i sving - in motion
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
sving
- imperative of svinga
References edit
- “sving” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
sving c
- a swing (especially in boxing, golf, or tennis, or with a bat)
Declension edit
Declension of sving | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | sving | svingen | svingar | svingarna |
Genitive | svings | svingens | svingars | svingarnas |
Derived terms edit
- rallarsving (“roundhouse”)