varv

See also: värv

Breton

Noun

varv

1. Soft mutation of marv.

Swedish

Alternative forms

• hvarf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

Might be from Old Norse hvarf (“circle”). Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (“to turn”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /varv/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arv

Noun

varv n

1. turn, revolution, a full circle

   45 varv per minut

   45 revolutions per minute (rpm)

2. lap, circuit

   Han sprang fem varv runt huset

   He ran five laps around the house

3. (geology) layer, varve
4. wharf, shipyard

   Har du hört att de ska flytta Götaverken? – Det går väl inte? Om man flyttar ett helt varv är man ju tillbaka där man började!

   Have you heard they are moving Götaverken (former large shipyard in Gothenburg)? – Can you do that? If you move a whole shipyard (a full circle), you are back where you started!

Declension

Declension of varv

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	varv	varvs
	definite	varvet	varvets
plural	indefinite	varv	varvs
	definite	varven	varvens

Derived terms

• högvarv
• lågvarv
• varvtal

Related terms

• jordvarv
• värva

References

• varv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• varv in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• varv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• varv in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)