svallvåg
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]svallvåg c
- (nautical) a wave caused by a moving ship (or the like), wake, a bow wave
- En färja passerade just, så snart kommer det stora svallvågor
- A ferry just passed, so soon there will be big waves (by the standard of waves caused by moving ships)
- (figurative) consequence
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | svallvåg | svallvågs |
| definite | svallvågen | svallvågens | |
| plural | indefinite | svallvågor | svallvågors |
| definite | svallvågorna | svallvågornas |
References
[edit]- svallvåg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- svallvåg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- svallvåg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- svallvåg in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)