"svona" meaning in Icelandic

See svona in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsvɔːna/, /ˈsɔːna/ [colloquial]
Rhymes: -ɔːna Etymology: From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|svána}} Old Norse svána, {{affix|is|svo|-na|pos2=proximal suffix|t1=so, thus}} svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix) Head templates: {{is-adj|indecl}} svona (indeclinable)
  1. like this, such Tags: indeclinable Derived forms: svona, svona (english: there, there) Coordinate_terms (like this): slíkur (english: such, like that)
    Sense id: en-svona-is-adj-N0vPmfae
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms (like this): þannig (english: like that), svoleiðis (english: like that)
Disambiguation of 'like this': 45 0 10 45

Adverb

IPA: /ˈsvɔːna/, /ˈsɔːna/ [colloquial]
Rhymes: -ɔːna Etymology: From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|is|non|svána}} Old Norse svána, {{affix|is|svo|-na|pos2=proximal suffix|t1=so, thus}} svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix) Head templates: {{head|is|adverbs|not comparable||||||head=}} svona (not comparable), {{is-adv|-}} svona (not comparable)
  1. thus, like this Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-svona-is-adv-u~TLCFqa Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic terms suffixed with -na, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 0 52 0 48 Disambiguation of Icelandic terms suffixed with -na: 0 53 0 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 0 58 0 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 58 0 42
  2. to this degree; this Tags: not-comparable Coordinate_terms (to this degree): svo (english: so, to such a degree), það (english: to that degree)
    Sense id: en-svona-is-adv-99Dl9SE0 Disambiguation of 'to this degree': 0 100 0
  3. (colloquial) approximately, about, like Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-svona-is-adv-twTLlotf Categories (other): Icelandic entries with incorrect language header, Icelandic terms suffixed with -na Disambiguation of Icelandic entries with incorrect language header: 0 52 0 48 Disambiguation of Icelandic terms suffixed with -na: 0 53 0 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms (like this): þannig (english: like that), svoleiðis (english: like that)
Disambiguation of 'like this': 45 0 10 45
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      "_dis1": "45 0 10 45",
      "english": "like that",
      "sense": "like this",
      "word": "þannig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 0 10 45",
      "english": "like that",
      "sense": "like this",
      "word": "svoleiðis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "svána"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svána",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "svo",
        "3": "-na",
        "pos2": "proximal suffix",
        "t1": "so, thus"
      },
      "expansion": "svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "adverbs",
        "3": "not comparable",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "svona (not comparable)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "svona (not comparable)",
      "name": "is-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 52 0 48",
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          "name": "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 53 0 47",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 58 0 42",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 58 0 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To hit the basket you have to throw the ball like this.",
          "text": "Til þess að hitta í körfuna verðurðu að kasta boltanum svona.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thus, like this"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "thus",
          "thus"
        ],
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          "like this",
          "like this"
        ]
      ],
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        "not-comparable"
      ]
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          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "english": "so, to such a degree",
          "sense": "to this degree",
          "word": "svo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "english": "to that degree",
          "sense": "to this degree",
          "word": "það"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I didn’t know you were this good!",
          "text": "Ég vissi ekki að þú værir svona góður!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to this degree; this"
      ],
      "id": "en-svona-is-adv-99Dl9SE0",
      "links": [
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 53 0 47",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Icelandic terms suffixed with -na",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The last time I went to the movies was like a month ago.",
          "text": "Ég fór síðast í bíó fyrir svona mánuði.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "approximately, about, like"
      ],
      "id": "en-svona-is-adv-twTLlotf",
      "links": [
        [
          "approximately",
          "approximately"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) approximately, about, like"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsvɔːna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔːna/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "svona"
}

{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "45 0 10 45",
      "english": "like that",
      "sense": "like this",
      "word": "þannig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "45 0 10 45",
      "english": "like that",
      "sense": "like this",
      "word": "svoleiðis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "svána"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svána",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "svo",
        "3": "-na",
        "pos2": "proximal suffix",
        "t1": "so, thus"
      },
      "expansion": "svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "indecl"
      },
      "expansion": "svona (indeclinable)",
      "name": "is-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "coordinate_terms": [
        {
          "english": "such, like that",
          "sense": "like this",
          "word": "slíkur"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "there, there",
          "word": "svona, svona"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There’s something wrong with people like this.",
          "text": "Það er eitthvað að svona fólki.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "like this, such"
      ],
      "id": "en-svona-is-adj-N0vPmfae",
      "links": [
        [
          "like this",
          "like this"
        ],
        [
          "such",
          "such"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsvɔːna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔːna/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "svona"
}
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    "Icelandic adverbs",
    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic indeclinable adjectives",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms suffixed with -na",
    "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔːna",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔːna/2 syllables"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "english": "like that",
      "sense": "like this",
      "word": "þannig"
    },
    {
      "english": "like that",
      "sense": "like this",
      "word": "svoleiðis"
    },
    {
      "english": "so, to such a degree",
      "sense": "to this degree",
      "word": "svo"
    },
    {
      "english": "to that degree",
      "sense": "to this degree",
      "word": "það"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "svána"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svána",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "svo",
        "3": "-na",
        "pos2": "proximal suffix",
        "t1": "so, thus"
      },
      "expansion": "svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "adverbs",
        "3": "not comparable",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "svona (not comparable)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "svona (not comparable)",
      "name": "is-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Icelandic",
  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To hit the basket you have to throw the ball like this.",
          "text": "Til þess að hitta í körfuna verðurðu að kasta boltanum svona.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thus, like this"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thus",
          "thus"
        ],
        [
          "like this",
          "like this"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I didn’t know you were this good!",
          "text": "Ég vissi ekki að þú værir svona góður!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to this degree; this"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "this",
          "this"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic colloquialisms",
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The last time I went to the movies was like a month ago.",
          "text": "Ég fór síðast í bíó fyrir svona mánuði.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "approximately, about, like"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "approximately",
          "approximately"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ],
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) approximately, about, like"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsvɔːna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔːna/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "svona"
}

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    "Icelandic adjectives",
    "Icelandic adverbs",
    "Icelandic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Icelandic indeclinable adjectives",
    "Icelandic lemmas",
    "Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse",
    "Icelandic terms suffixed with -na",
    "Icelandic terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔːna",
    "Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔːna/2 syllables"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "english": "such, like that",
      "sense": "like this",
      "word": "slíkur"
    },
    {
      "english": "like that",
      "sense": "like this",
      "word": "þannig"
    },
    {
      "english": "like that",
      "sense": "like this",
      "word": "svoleiðis"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "there, there",
      "word": "svona, svona"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "svána"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svána",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "svo",
        "3": "-na",
        "pos2": "proximal suffix",
        "t1": "so, thus"
      },
      "expansion": "svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix)",
      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (“so, thus”) + -na (proximal suffix).",
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        "1": "indecl"
      },
      "expansion": "svona (indeclinable)",
      "name": "is-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "is",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Icelandic terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There’s something wrong with people like this.",
          "text": "Það er eitthvað að svona fólki.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "like this, such"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like this",
          "like this"
        ],
        [
          "such",
          "such"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indeclinable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsvɔːna/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɔːna/",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔːna"
    }
  ],
  "word": "svona"
}

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