upphov

Swedish

Etymology

Old Swedish uphof, same in Old Danish, from hæfia up, to heave up, to begin; same as Icelandic hefja upp, Middle Low German upheven, German anheben (“to begin”). Also in modern Swedish, häva upp sin röst, begin to talk. However, upphäva has evolved to mean the opposite, to end.

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Noun

upphov n

1. origin, beginning

   sina dagars upphov

   one's parent (the origin of one's days)

Declension

Declension of upphov
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	upphov	upphovet	upphov	upphoven
Genitive	upphovs	upphovets	upphovs	upphovens

Related terms

• upphovsman
• upphovsrätt