tæve
Appearance
See also: täve
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch teve, Middle Low German teve, cognate of Dutch teef. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tibō-.
Noun
[edit]tæve c (singular definite tæven, plural indefinite tæver)
- bitch (female canine, spiteful woman)
- slut (sexually promiscuous woman)
- Synonym: mær
- in the phrase på tæven (“box on the ear”)
Inflection
[edit]common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tæve | tæven | tæver | tæverne |
genitive | tæves | tævens | tævers | tævernes |
Verb
[edit]tæve (imperative tæv, infinitive at tæve, present tense tæver, past tense tævede, perfect tense har tævet)
- to thrash, to beat up (to beat mercilessly)
- to beat, thrash (to defeat in a competition)
- Synonyms: nakke, besejre, vinde (over)
Conjugation
[edit]References
[edit]- “tæve,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “tæve,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “tæve” in Retskrivningsordbogen