lov

See also: löv, løv, Lov., and лов

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lovъ, verbal noun of lovit. Cognates include Russian лов (lov).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔf/

Noun

1. hunt
2. hunting

Derived terms

• lovit
• lovec
• úlovek

Verb

1. second-person singular imperative of lovit

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

Anagrams

• vol

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish logh, from Old Norse lǫg, plural of lag (“layer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔv/, [lɒw]

Noun

lov c (singular definite loven, plural indefinite love)

1. law

Inflection

Declension of lov

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lov	loven	love	lovene
genitive	lovs	lovens	loves	lovenes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔv/, [lɒw]

Noun

lov c or n (singular definite loven or lovet)

1. praise

Noun

lov c

1. permission

Etymology 3

See love

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔːv/, [lɔːˀw], [lɔwˀ]
• Homophone: låg

Verb

lov

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of love

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːʋ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lǫg and Danish lov

Noun

lov m (definite singular loven, indefinite plural lover, definite plural lovene)

1. law

Derived terms

Terms derived from lov

• grunnlov
• jantelov
• lovbrudd
• lovbryter
• lovendring

• lovens lange arm
• lovforslag
• lovgivende
• lovgivning
• lovløs, lovlaus

• lovmessig
• lov og orden
• naturlov
• straffelov

Etymology 2

Verb

lov

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of love

References

• “lov” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːʋ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lǫg and Danish lov

Noun

lov m or f (definite singular lova or loven, indefinite plural lover or lovar, definite plural lovene or lovane)

1. law

Derived terms

Terms derived from lov

• grunnlov
• jantelov
• lovas lange arm, lovens lange arm
• lovendring

• lovforslag
• lovlaus
• lovmessig

• lov og orden
• naturlov
• straffelov

Verb

lov

1. imperative of lova

References

• “lov” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lovъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lôːʋ/

Noun

lȏv m (Cyrillic spelling ло̑в)

1. hunt, hunting
2. chase, pursuit
3. catch, haul

Declension

Declension of lov

	singular	plural
nominative	lȏv	lòvovi
genitive	lȍva	lòvōvā
dative	lovu	lovovima
accusative	lov	lovove
vocative	love	lovovi
locative	lovu	lovovima
instrumental	lovom	lovovima

Derived terms

• lovac

References

• “lov” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lof, from Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą.

Alternative forms

• lof (obsolete since 1906)

Pronunciation

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /loːv/
• Rhymes: -oːv

Noun

lov c or n

1. permission

   att fråga om lov

   to ask permission

   jag har fått lov att vara ledig idag

   I have got permission to be off today

2. vacation (from school) n

   vi har lov nästa vecka

   we have next week off

3. praise n

Declension

Declension of lov
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lov	lovet	lov	loven
Genitive	lovs	lovets	lovs	lovens

Etymology 2

From Dutch loef

Pronunciation

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /luːv/

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Noun

1. a turn, a round c

Declension

Declension of lov 4
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lov	loven	lovar	lovarna
Genitive	lovs	lovens	lovars	lovarnas

Related terms

• lova
• lovsång
• slå en lov
• höstlov
• påsklov
• sommarlov
• sportlov
• vinterlov
• tro och loven

References

Svensk etymologisk ordbok