suveren

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūvaron. Equivalent to suver +‎ -en.

Verb

suveren

1. to clean
2. to cleanse, to purify
3. to purge, to remove undesirable things from

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: zuiveren
• Limburgish: zuvere

Further reading

• “suveren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “suveren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French souverain

Adjective

suveren (neuter singular suverent, definite singular and plural suverene)

1. sovereign

   en suveren stat - a sovereign state

2. excellent, superb

Derived terms

• suverenitet

References

• “suveren” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French souverain

Adjective

suveren (neuter singular suverent, definite singular and plural suverene)

1. sovereign

   ein suveren stat - a sovereign state

2. excellent, superb

Derived terms

• suverenitet

References

• “suveren” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suʋěreːn/
• Hyphenation: su‧ve‧ren

Noun

suvèrēn m (Cyrillic spelling сувѐре̄н)

1. ruler, sovereign

Declension

Declension of suveren

	singular	plural
nominative	suvèrēn	suvereni
genitive	suveréna	suverena
dative	suverenu	suverenima
accusative	suverena	suverene
vocative	suverenu	suvereni
locative	suverenu	suverenima
instrumental	suverenom	suverenima

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǔʋeren/
• Hyphenation: su‧ve‧ren

Adjective

sùveren (Cyrillic spelling су̀верен, definite sùverenī)

1. sovereign

Declension

indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		suveren	suverena	suvereno
genitive		suverena	suverene	suverena
dative		suverenu	suverenoj	suverenu
accusative	inanimate animate	suveren suverena	suverenu	suvereno
vocative		suveren	suverena	suvereno
locative		suverenu	suverenoj	suverenu
instrumental		suverenim	suverenom	suverenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		suvereni	suverene	suverena
genitive		suverenih	suverenih	suverenih
dative		suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)
accusative		suverene	suverene	suverena
vocative		suvereni	suverene	suverena
locative		suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)
instrumental		suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)

definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		suvereni	suverena	suvereno
genitive		suverenog(a)	suverene	suverenog(a)
dative		suverenom(u/e)	suverenoj	suverenom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	suvereni suverenog(a)	suverenu	suvereno
vocative		suvereni	suverena	suvereno
locative		suverenom(e/u)	suverenoj	suverenom(e/u)
instrumental		suverenim	suverenom	suverenim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		suvereni	suverene	suverena
genitive		suverenih	suverenih	suverenih
dative		suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)
accusative		suverene	suverene	suverena
vocative		suvereni	suverene	suverena
locative		suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)
instrumental		suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)	suverenim(a)