väv

See also: vav and væv

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish væver, from Old Norse vefr, from Proto-Germanic *wabją, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“weave”). Doublet of webb.

Noun

väv c

1. A weave, a fabric.
2. A web, a spider's web
3. (in some compounds) tissue (group of cells similar in origin)

   Synonym: vävnad

Declension

Declension of väv
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	väv	väven	vävar	vävarna
Genitive	vävs	vävens	vävars	vävarnas

Related terms

• sidenväv
• spindelväv
• väva

See also

• tyg

Verb

väv

1. imperative of väva

Further reading

• väv in Svensk ordbok.