lov

See also: löv, løv, and Lov.

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lovъ, verbal noun of lovit. Cognates include Russian лов (lov).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔf/

Noun

lov m

  1. hunt
  2. hunting

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

lov

  1. 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

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, plural of lag (“layer”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔv/, [lɒw]

Noun

lov c (singular definite loven, plural indefinite love)

  1. law
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔv/, [lɒw]

Noun

lov c, n (singular definite loven or lovet)

  1. praise

Noun

lov c

  1. permission

Etymology 3

See love

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔːv/, [lɔːˀw], [lɔwˀ]
  • Homophone: låg

Verb

lov

  1. imperative of love

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loːʋ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lǫg and Danish lov

Noun

lov m (definite singular loven, indefinite plural lover, definite plural lovene)

  1. law
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

lov

  1. imperative of love

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /loːʋ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lǫg and Danish lov

Noun

lov m, f (definite singular lova or loven, indefinite plural lover or lovar, definite plural lovene or lovane)

  1. law

Derived terms

Verb

lov

  1. imperative of lova

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lovъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lôːʋ/

Noun

lȏv m (Cyrillic spelling ло̑в)

  1. hunt, hunting
  2. chase, pursuit
  3. catch, haul

Declension

References

  • “lov” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lof, from Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

Alternative forms

  • lof (obsolete since 1906)

Pronunciation

  • (Swedish) IPA(key): /loːv/
  • Rhymes: -oːv

Noun

lov c, n

  1. permission
    att fråga om lov
    to ask permission
    jag har fått lov att vara ledig idag
    I have got permission to be off today
  2. vacation (from school) n
    vi har lov nästa vecka
    we have next week off
  3. 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

  • (Swedish) IPA(key): /luːv/
  • audio(file)

Noun

  1. a turn, a round c

Declension

Declension of lov 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lov loven lovar lovarna
Genitive lovs lovens lovars lovarnas
  • lova
  • lovsång
  • slå en lov
  • höstlov
  • påsklov
  • sommarlov
  • sportlov
  • vinterlov
  • tro och loven

References

Svensk etymologisk ordbok

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