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kolv

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kolfr. Mixed with kolbe.

Noun

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kolv c (singular definite kolven, plural indefinite kolve)

  1. (firearms, obsolete, dialect) a butt
  2. (obsolete, poetic) a pole (of wood or metal)
    1. (figurative, obsolete, poetic) arrow

Inflection

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Declension of kolv
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kolv kolven kolve kolvene
genitive kolvs kolvens kolves kolvenes

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Swedish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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kolv c

  1. a piston
    Synonym: (older, especially on a steam engine) pistong
  2. (firearms) a butt
  3. (sciences) a laboratory flask (with a neck)
  4. (botany) a spadix
    Synonym: blomkolv

Declension

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Declension of kolv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kolv kolvs
definite kolven kolvens
plural indefinite kolvar kolvars
definite kolvarna kolvarnas

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