lov
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlof]
Etymology 1
From Old Czech lov, from Proto-Slavic *lovъ, verbal noun of lovit. Cognates include Russian лов (lov).
Noun
lov m
- hunt
- hunting
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | lov | lovy |
genitive | lovu | lovů |
dative | lovu | lovům |
accusative | lov | lovy |
vocative | love | lovy |
locative | lovu | lovech |
instrumental | lovem | lovy |
Derived terms
- lovit
- lovec
- úlovek
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lov
- second-person singular imperative of lovit
Further reading
- lov in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lov in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- lov in Internetová jazyková příručka
Anagrams
- vol
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, plural of lag (“layer”). Doublet of lag and lav. English law is borrowed from Old Norse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔv/, [ˈlɒw]
Noun
lov c (singular definite loven, plural indefinite love)
- law
Inflection
common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lov | loven | love | lovene |
genitive | lovs | lovens | loves | lovenes |
Derived terms
- grundlov
- lovlig
- lovmæssig
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: lov
References
- “lov,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔv/, [ˈlɒw]
Noun
lov c (uninflected)
- permission
- have lov (af nogen) (til at) ...
- have permission (from someone) (to) ...
- give (nogen) lov
- give (someone) permission
- få lov (af nogen)
- receive permission (from someone)
- bede (nogen) om lov (til at ...)
- ask (someone) for permission (to ...)
- have lov (af nogen) (til at) ...
Usage notes
Restricted to certain grammatical contexts -- for example jeg har hans tilladelse ("I have his permission"), but jeg har lov af ham, not *jeg har hans lov.
References
- “lov,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Noun
lov c or n (singular definite loven or lovet, not used in plural form)
- (dated) praise
Inflection
either gender | Singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | lov | loven lovet |
genitive | lovs | lovens lovets |
Derived terms
- gudskelov
- lovord
- lovprise
- lovsynge
- lovtale
References
- “lov,3” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔːˀv/, [ˈlɔˀw], [lɔwˀ]
- Homophone: låg
Verb
lov
- imperative of love
Iu Mien
Verb
lov
- to vomit
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loːʋ/
Etymology 1
From Danish lov (“law”), of Old Danish logh (“law”), from Old Norse lǫg (“law”), plural of lag (“layer”), from Proto-Germanic *lagą (“situation, law”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”).
Noun
lov m (definite singular loven, indefinite plural lover, definite plural lovene)
- law
Derived terms
- grunnlov
- jantelov
- lovbrudd
- lovbryter
- lovendring
- lovens lange arm
- lovforslag
- lovgivende
- lovgivning
- lovløs, lovlaus
- lovmessig
- lov og orden
- naturlov
- straffelov
Verb
lov
- imperative of love
References
- “lov” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loːʋ/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse lǫg, nominative and accusative plural of lag. Influenced by Danish lov.
Alternative forms
- Log, Lov, log (defunct spellings)
Noun
lov m or f (definite singular loven or lova, indefinite plural lovar or lover, definite plural lovane or lovene)
- law
Derived terms
- grunnlov
- jantelov
- lovas lange arm
- lovendring
- lovens lange arm
- lovforslag
- lovlaus
- lovmessig
- lov og orden
- naturlov
- straffelov
Etymology 2
From Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.
Alternative forms
- Lov (obsolete capitalization)
Noun
lov n (definite singular lovet, indefinite plural lov, definite plural lova)
- permit, consent
- promise
- permission, leave
- praise
- repute
Synonyms
- (allowing): løyve
- (praise): pris, ros, skryt
Related terms
- ljuv
- lova, love
- løyva, løyve
- løyve n
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lov
- imperative of lova
References
- “lov” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- vol
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lovъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lôːʋ/
Noun
lȏv m (Cyrillic spelling ло̑в)
- hunt, hunting
- chase, pursuit
- catch, haul
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | lȏv | lòvovi |
genitive | lȍva | lòvōvā |
dative | lovu | lovovima |
accusative | lov | lovove |
vocative | love | lovovi |
locative | lovu | lovovima |
instrumental | lovom | lovovima |
Derived terms
- lovac
- loviti
References
- “lov” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lof]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *lovъ, verbal noun of loviť. Cognates include Russian лов (lov).
Noun
lov m
- hunt
- hunting
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | lov | lovy |
genitive | lovu | lovoch |
dative | lovu | lovom |
accusative | lov | lovy |
locative | love | lovoch |
instrumental | lovom | lovmi |
Derived terms
- loviť
- lovec
- úlovok
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lov
- second-person singular imperative of loviť
Anagrams
- vol
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish lof, from Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.
Alternative forms
- lof (obsolete since 1906)
Pronunciation
- (Sweden) IPA(key): /loːv/
- Rhymes: -oːv
Noun
lov c or n
- permission
- att fråga om lov
- to ask permission
- jag har fått lov att vara ledig idag
- I have got permission to be off today
- att fråga om lov
- vacation (from school) n
- vi har lov nästa vecka
- we have next week off
- vi har lov nästa vecka
- praise n
Declension
Declension of lov | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lov | lovet | lov | loven |
Genitive | lovs | lovets | lovs | lovens |
Etymology 2
From Dutch loef.
Pronunciation
- (Sweden) IPA(key): /luːv/
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Noun
lov ?
- a turn, a round c
Declension
Declension of lov 4 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | lov | loven | lovar | lovarna |
Genitive | lovs | lovens | lovars | lovarnas |
Related terms
- höstlov
- lova
- lovsång
- jullov
- påsklov
- slå en lov
- sommarlov
- sportlov
- tro och loven
- vinterlov
References
Svensk etymologisk ordbok
Further reading
- lov in Svensk ordbok.