svona

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) +‎ -na (proximal suffix).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈsvɔːna/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈsɔːna/
Rhymes: -ɔːna

Adverb edit

svona (not comparable)

thus, like this
Til þess að hitta í körfuna verðurðu að kasta boltanum svona.
To hit the basket you have to throw the ball like this.
to this degree; this
Ég vissi ekki að þú værir svona góður!
I didn’t know you were this good!
(colloquial) approximately, about, like
Ég fór síðast í bíó fyrir svona mánuði.
The last time I went to the movies was like a month ago.

Coordinate terms edit

(like this): þannig (“like that”), svoleiðis (“like that”)
(to this degree): svo (“so, to such a degree”), það (“to that degree”)

Adjective edit

svona (not comparable)

like this, such
Það er eitthvað að svona fólki.
There’s something wrong with people like this.

Coordinate terms edit

(like this): slíkur (“such, like that”), þannig (“like that”), svoleiðis (“like that”)

Derived terms edit

svona, svona (“there, there”)

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

svånå (dialectal, Dovre)

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /²svoːna/

Verb edit

svona (present tense svonar, past tense svona, past participle svona, passive infinitive svonast, present participle svonande, imperative svona/svon)

(about water) to grow, rise, overflow
Synonym: svella

Antonym: svana (“to dwindle, shrink”)

Pass på gryta so ho ikkje svonar over!
Look after the pot so that it doesn’t overflow!

Related terms edit

Svone (Svånå) (a river in Lesja, Dovre and Oppdal)

References edit

“svona”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
Alf Eriksen (1996) Ord og uttrykk frå Dovre (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 204