lova

See also: Lova, lóvá, løva, lovą, and лова

Ajië

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lova]

Noun

lova

1. dog

References

• Leenhardt, M. (1935), Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946), Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Faroese

Verb

lova (third person singular past indicative lovaði, third person plural past indicative lovað, supine lovað)

1. to praise

Conjugation

Conjugation of lova (group v-30)

infinitive	lova
supine	lovað
	present	past
first singular	lovi	lovaði
second singular	lovar	lovaði
third singular	lovar	lovaði
plural	lova	lovaðu
participle (a6)1	lovandi	lovaður
	imperative
singular	lova!
plural	lovið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lɔ.va/

Verb

lova

1. third-person singular past historic of lover

Anagrams

• vola

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese louvar.

Verb

lova

1. to praise

Hungarian

Etymology

From the lov- stem of ló (“horse”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlovɒ]
• Hyphenation: lo‧va

Noun

lova

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of ló

   Esik az eső, hajlik a vessző, haragszik a katona, mert megázik a lova.

   It's raining, the cane is bending, the soldier is angry because his horse is getting wet. (Hungarian children's song)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	lova	—
accusative	lovát	—
dative	lovának	—
instrumental	lovával	—
causal-final	lováért	—
translative	lovává	—
terminative	lováig	—
essive-formal	lovaként	—
essive-modal	lovául	—
inessive	lovában	—
superessive	lován	—
adessive	lovánál	—
illative	lovába	—
sublative	lovára	—
allative	lovához	—
elative	lovából	—
delative	lováról	—
ablative	lovától	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	lováé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	lováéi	—

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lā́ˀwāˀ (“place to sleep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [¹ˈloːʋɐ]
• Rhymes: -oːʋɐ
• Syllabification: ló‧va

Noun

lóva f (plural lóvos) stress pattern 1

1. bed (furniture used for sleeping)
2. (dialectal) bed (garden plot)

Declension

Declension of lóva

	singular	plural
nominative	lóva	lóvos
genitive	lóvos	lóvų
dative	lóvai	lóvoms
accusative	lóvą	lóvas
instrumental	lóva	lóvomis
locative	lóvoje	lóvose
vocative	lóva	lóvos

Synonyms

• (furniture for sleeping): patalas
• (garden plot): lysvė, ežia

Derived terms

• (diminutive) lovytė, lovelė
• lovatiesė

Livonian

Noun

lova

1. obsolete spelling of lovā

References

• Andreas Johan Sjögren, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1861), Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Wörterbuch

Nakanai

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ropa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəpah (“fathom”).

Verb

lova

1. to measure in fathoms with arms outstretched

Noun

lova

1. a fathom apart
2. counting classifer for fathoms

   lova-saa ― one fathom

   lova-lua ― two fathoms

References

• Ward H. Goodenough; Ann Chowning (2016), A Dictionary of The Lakalai (Nakanai) Language of New Britain, Papua New Guinea (Asia-Pacific Linguistics; A-PL 29)‎^[1], Canberra: Asia-Pacific Linguistics, College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University, →ISBN, page 100

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lovet
• lovde, lovte (simple past of Verb 2)
• lovd, lovt (past participle of Verb 2)

Verb

lova

1. inflection of love:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lofa.

Alternative forms

• love (e-infinitive)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²loːʋɑ/

Verb

lova (present tense lovar or lover, past tense lova or lovde, past participle lova or lovt or lovd, present participle lovande, imperative lov)

1. to promise
2. to bode (as in to bode well)

Verb

lova (present tense lovar, past tense lova, past participle lova, passive infinitive lovast, present participle lovande, imperative lova/lov)

1. to praise

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• loven m sg

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈloːʋɑ/

Noun

lova f sg

1. definite feminine singular of lov

References

• “lova” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• oval, vola

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• luva

Etymology

From Old Norse lofa, from Proto-Germanic *lubōną.

Verb

lova

1. to permit, allow
2. to praise

Conjugation

Conjugation of lova (weak)

	present				past
infinitive	lova				—
participle	lovandi, -e				lovaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lovar	lovi, -e	—		lovaþi, -e	lovaþi, -e
þū	lovar	lovi, -e	lova		lovaþi, -e	lovaþi, -e
han	lovar	lovi, -e	—		lovaþi, -e	lovaþi, -e
vīr	lovum, -om	lovum, -om	lovum, -om		lovaþum, -om	lovaþum, -om
īr	lovin	lovin	lovin		lovaþin	lovaþin
þēr	lova	lovin	—		lovaþu, -o	lovaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lovas	lovis, -es	—		lovaþis, -es	lovaþis, -es
þū	lovas	lovis, -es	—		lovaþis, -es	lovaþis, -es
han	lovas	lovis, -es	—		lovaþis, -es	lovaþis, -es
vīr	lovums, -oms	lovums, -oms	—		lovaþums, -oms	lovaþums, -oms
īr	lovins	lovins	—		lovaþins	lovaþins
þēr	lovas	lovins	—		lovaþus, -os	lovaþins

Descendants

• Swedish: lova

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Romani love. Compare Russian лавэ (lavɛ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǒːʋa/
• Hyphenation: lo‧va

Noun

lóva f (Cyrillic spelling ло́ва)

1. (slang) money, dough

   Synonyms: kȅš, nòvac, pàra

   Žao mi je, ali nemam love.

   I'm sorry, but I am out of money.

Declension

Declension of lova

	singular	plural
nominative	lova	love
genitive	love	lova
dative	lovi	lovama
accusative	lovu	love
vocative	lovo	love
locative	lovi	lovama
instrumental	lovom	lovama

Noun

lova (Cyrillic spelling лова)

1. genitive singular of lov

Further reading

• “lova”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish lova, from Old Norse lofa, from Proto-Germanic *lubōną, equivalent to lov +‎ -a. Cognate with Danish love, Norwegian love, Dutch loven, German loben.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²loːˌva/

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Verb

lova (present lovar, preterite lovade, supine lovat, imperative lova)

1. to promise (to commit to something)
2. to assure (to give someone confidence in the trustworthiness of something)
3. to praise, to laud

   Synonym: prisa

Conjugation

Conjugation of lova (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	lova		lovas
supine	lovat		lovats
imperative	lova		—
imper. plural1	loven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	lovar	lovade	lovas	lovades
ind. plural1	lova	lovade	lovas	lovades
subjunctive2	love	lovade	loves	lovades
present participle		lovande
past participle		lovad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• löfte

See also

• utlova
• utlovad

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch loeven, from loef (“windward side”). Cognate with Danish luve.

Verb

lova (present lovar, preterite lovade, supine lovat, imperative lova)

1. (nautical) to turn a sailing boat more towards the wind

Conjugation

Conjugation of lova (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	lova		—
supine	lovat		—
imperative	lova		—
imper. plural1	loven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	lovar	lovade	—	—
ind. plural1	lova	lovade	—	—
subjunctive2	love	lovade	—	—
present participle		lovande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lovart

References

• “lova”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• lova in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)