flov

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Dutch flauw (bland, tasteless), from Old French flou (tired, weary), which was probably a Germanic loanword, from Frankish *hlāo (lukewarm, tepid, mild), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (warm, lukewarm), cf. English lew, German flau and German lau.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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flov (neuter flovt, plural and definite singular attributive flove)

  1. embarrassed, sheepish
  2. ashamed
  3. awkward, embarrassing
  4. slack (not violent, rapid, or pressing)
  5. flat, insipid
  6. light (about the wind)

Inflection

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Inflection of flov
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular flov flovere flovest2
Indefinite neuter singular flovt flovere flovest2
Plural flove flovere flovest2
Definite attributive1 flove flovere floveste
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.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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