upphov
Swedish
Etymology
Old Swedish uphof, same in Old Danish, from hæfia up, to heave up, to begin; same as Icelandic hefja upp, Middle Low German upheven, German anheben (“to begin”). Also in modern Swedish, häva upp sin röst, begin to talk. However, upphäva has evolved to mean the opposite, to end.[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
upphov n
- origin, beginning
- sina dagars upphov
- one's parent (the origin of one's days)
- sina dagars upphov
Declension
| Declension of upphov | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | upphov | upphovet | upphov | upphoven |
| Genitive | upphovs | upphovets | upphovs | upphovens |
Related terms
- upphovsman
- upphovsrätt
References
- upphov in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)