slarv

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From slarve; related to slarke.

Noun

slarv m (definite singular slarven, indefinite plural slarver, definite plural slarvene)

1. A person with a careless appearance, bad character, reckless, loosemouthed

Etymology 2

From slarve; related to slarke.

Noun

slarv n (definite singular slarvet, indefinite plural slarv, definite plural slarva or slarvene)

1. To do shoddy work.
2. Spreading lies and rumours; gossiping.

Synonyms

• (shoddy work): slurv
• (gossiping): sladder

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from slarva.

Noun

slarv n

1. sloppiness, carelessness

   Allt sitter snett. Vilket slarv!

   Everything's misaligned. How sloppy!

   Tjuvarnas slarv gav polisen bevis

   The thieves' carelessness provided the police with evidence

Declension

Declension of slarv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slarv	slarvs
	definite	slarvet	slarvets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Derived terms

• slarver (“someone sloppy or careless”)
• slarvpelle (“someone sloppy or careless”)
• slarvfel (“careless error”)

Related terms

• slarva (“to be sloppy or careless”)
• slarvig (“sloppy, careless”)

References

• slarv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slarv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slarv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)