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sval

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Czech sval. By surface analysis, deverbal from svalit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈsval]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

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sval m inan (related adjective svalový)

  1. muscle

Declension

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Derived terms

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adjectives
nouns

Further reading

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  • sval”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • sval”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • sval”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svalr (cool).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sval

  1. cool

Inflection

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Inflection of sval
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular sval svalere svalest2
indefinite neuter singular svalt svalere svalest2
plural svale svalere svalest2
definite attributive1 svale svalere svaleste

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.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse svalr.

Adjective

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sval (neuter singular svalt, definite singular and plural svale, comparative svalere, indefinite superlative svalest, definite superlative svaleste)

  1. cool (temperature)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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sval

  1. imperative of svale

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svalr.

Adjective

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sval (neuter svalt, definite singular and plural svale, comparative svalare, indefinite superlative svalast, definite superlative svalaste)

  1. cool (temperature)
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References

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Slovak

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Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sk

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sval m inan (related adjective svalový, augmentative svalisko)

  1. muscle

Declension

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Further reading

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  • sval”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse svalr.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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sval (comparative svalare, superlative svalast)

  1. cool, slightly chilly
    • 2012 November 30, Ruth Peterson, “Svindlande upplevelser till fots i Kalabrien”, in Dagen:
      Högt uppe njuter vi av en sval bris och svindlande utsikt över havet.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (figuratively) low (of interest or the like)
    Intresset för att göra något åt situationen har varit svalt
    Interest in doing something about the situation has been low ("cool")
  3. (figuratively) chilly (distant and without warmth)
    • 2016 August 14, “Veronica Maggio på Stockholms stadion”, in Dagens Nyheter:
      Den kan vara precis som Veronica Maggios tioårsjubilerande musik: sval, drömsk, nostalgisk.
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Declension

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Inflection of sval
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular sval svalare svalast
neuter singular svalt svalare svalast
plural svala svalare svalast
masculine plural2 svale svalare svalast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 svale svalare svalaste
all svala svalare svalaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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Noun

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sval c

  1. a section of a refrigerator which is slightly less chilly than the rest, usually used for storing vegetables
    • 2014 January 14, Jenny Thorell, “Detoxa din kyl”, in Aftonbladet Wellness:
      Grönsaker som tidigare ruttnat bort i svalen ska enligt Kathy läggas synligt, gärna prydligt skurna i glas- eller plastlådor.
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Declension

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References

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Anagrams

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Volapük

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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sval (nominative plural svals)

  1. swallow (bird)

Declension

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