flov

Danish

Etymology

From Dutch flauw (“bland, tasteless”), from Old French flou (“tired, weary”), which was probably a Germanic loanword, from Frankish *hlāo (“lukewarm, tepid, mild”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (“warm, lukewarm”), cf. English lew, German flau and German lau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈflɒwˀ]

Adjective

flov (neuter flovt, plural and definite singular attributive flove)

1. embarrassed, sheepish
2. ashamed
3. awkward, embarrassing
4. slack (not violent, rapid, or pressing)
5. flat, insipid
6. light (about the wind)

Inflection

Inflection of flov

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	flov	flovere	flovest2
indefinite neuter singular	flovt	flovere	flovest2
plural	flove	flovere	flovest2
definite attributive1	flove	flovere	floveste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• (embarrassed): forlegen, pinligt berørt
• (ashamed): skamfuld
• (embarrassing): pinlig
• (flat, insipid): fad, kedelig

Derived terms

• flove
• flovhed