treven

See also: trevén

Cornish

Noun

treven

1. plural of chy

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish thriven (“diligent”), from Old Norse þrifinn. The word has been influenced by træg.

Adjective

treven (neuter trevent, plural and definite singular attributive trevne)

1. (obsolete) diligent, capable, effective, healthy
2. reluctant, unwilling
3. sluggish, slow

Declension

Inflection of treven

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	treven	mere treven	mest treven2
indefinite neuter singular	trevent	mere treven	mest treven2
plural	trevne	mere treven	mest treven2
definite attributive1	trevne	mere treven	mest trevne

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.

Related terms

• trivelig
• trivsel
• trives

References

• “treven” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

treven

1. plural of treef

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þrivin (“busy, quick”), cognate with English thriven (“prosperous”).

Adjective

treven (not comparable)

1. cozy, nice

   i förnöjsamhetens trevna boningar

   in the cozy dwellings of contentment

Declension

Inflection of treven

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	treven	—	—
neuter singular	trevet	—	—
plural	trevna	—	—
masculine plural2	trevne	—	—
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	trevne	—	—
all	trevna	—	—

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

• trevlig
• trevnad
• trivas
• trivsam

References

• “treven”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “treven”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• treven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)