gulv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse golf (“floor”), from Proto-Germanic *gulbą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔl/, [ɡ̊ɔl]

Noun

gulv n (singular definite gulvet, plural indefinite gulve)

1. floor

Inflection

Declension of gulv

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gulv	gulvet	gulve	gulvene
genitive	gulvs	gulvets	gulves	gulvenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Danish gulv, from Old Danish gulf, from Proto-Germanic *gulbą, whence also Old Norse golf and Norwegian golv.

Noun

gulv n (definite singular gulvet, indefinite plural gulv, definite plural gulva or gulvene)

1. a floor

Alternative forms

• golv

Derived terms

• dansegulv
• gulvflis
• gulvplass

References

• “gulv” in The Bokmål Dictionary.