"lov" meaning in Swedish

See lov in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /loːv/ [Sweden]
Rhymes: -oːv Etymology: From Old Swedish lof, from Old Norse lof, from Proto-Germanic *lubą. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|gmq-osw|lof}} Old Swedish lof, {{der|sv|non|lof}} Old Norse lof, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*lubą}} Proto-Germanic *lubą Head templates: {{head|sv|noun|g=c|g2=n}} lov c or n Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-n-zero}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], lov [indefinite, nominative, singular], lovs [genitive, indefinite, singular], lovet [definite, nominative, singular], lovets [definite, genitive, singular], lov [indefinite, nominative, plural], lovs [genitive, indefinite, plural], loven [definite, nominative, plural], lovens [definite, genitive, plural], lof [alternative, obsolete]
  1. permission Tags: common-gender, neuter
    Sense id: en-lov-sv-noun-~esziS0Y Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 67 16 13 4
  2. break, vacation, holiday (from school) n Tags: common-gender, neuter
    Sense id: en-lov-sv-noun-MfbvNcax Derived forms (break from school): februarilov, höstlov, jullov, lovdag, läslov, påsklov, skollov, skurlov, sommarlov, sportlov, vinterlov Disambiguation of 'break from school': 19 72 9
  3. praise n Tags: common-gender, neuter
    Sense id: en-lov-sv-noun-ZInlrO4T
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bygglov, byggnadslov, rivningslov, lovord, lovorda, lovsång
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /luːv/ [Sweden] Audio: Sv-lov.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Dutch loef. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sv|nl|loef}} Borrowed from Dutch loef Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} lov c, {{sv-noun|c}} lov c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], lov [indefinite, nominative, singular], lovs [genitive, indefinite, singular], loven [definite, nominative, singular], lovens [definite, genitive, singular], lovar [indefinite, nominative, plural], lovars [genitive, indefinite, plural], lovarna [definite, nominative, plural], lovarnas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a turn, a round Tags: common-gender Derived forms: slå en lov Related terms: lova, lovlig, tro och loven
    Sense id: en-lov-sv-noun-ZYJwd8Ak
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rivningslov"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lovord"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lovorda"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "form": "lof",
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          "english": "to ask permission",
          "text": "att fråga om lov",
          "translation": "to ask permission",
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          "english": "I have got permission to be off today",
          "text": "Jag har fått lov att vara ledig idag",
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          "word": "höstlov"
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        {
          "_dis1": "19 72 9",
          "sense": "break from school",
          "word": "jullov"
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          "sense": "break from school",
          "word": "lovdag"
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        {
          "_dis1": "19 72 9",
          "sense": "break from school",
          "word": "läslov"
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          "_dis1": "19 72 9",
          "sense": "break from school",
          "word": "påsklov"
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        {
          "_dis1": "19 72 9",
          "sense": "break from school",
          "word": "skollov"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "19 72 9",
          "sense": "break from school",
          "word": "skurlov"
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          "sense": "break from school",
          "word": "sommarlov"
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        {
          "_dis1": "19 72 9",
          "sense": "break from school",
          "word": "sportlov"
        },
        {
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          "sense": "break from school",
          "word": "vinterlov"
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              10
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          "text": "Vi har lov nästa vecka",
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          "text": "sjunga någon/någots lov",
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      ]
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    }
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          "word": "tro och loven"
        }
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      "sense": "break from school",
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      "sense": "break from school",
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          "english": "to ask permission",
          "text": "att fråga om lov",
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          "english": "I have got permission to be off today",
          "text": "Jag har fått lov att vara ledig idag",
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          "english": "summer break",
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              7,
              10
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              21
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          "english": "We have next week off",
          "text": "Vi har lov nästa vecka",
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          "type": "example"
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        "break, vacation, holiday (from school) n"
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          "english": "sing the praises of someone/something [idiomatic]",
          "text": "sjunga någon/någots lov",
          "translation": "sing the praises of someone/something [idiomatic]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "neuter"
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      "ipa": "/loːv/",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːv"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lov"
}

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    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish nouns",
    "Swedish terms borrowed from Dutch",
    "Swedish terms derived from Dutch"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "slå en lov"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "loef"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Dutch loef",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Dutch loef.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "l",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lov",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lovs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "loven",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lovens",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lovar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lovars",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lovarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lovarnas",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "nouns",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "c",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "g4": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "lov c",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "c"
      },
      "expansion": "lov c",
      "name": "sv-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swedish",
  "lang_code": "sv",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lova"
    },
    {
      "word": "lovlig"
    },
    {
      "word": "tro och loven"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a turn, a round"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "turn",
          "turn"
        ],
        [
          "round",
          "round"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/luːv/",
      "tags": [
        "Sweden"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sv-lov.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cf/Sv-lov.ogg/Sv-lov.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Sv-lov.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lov"
}

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