svale

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvalɛ]

Noun

svale m

  1. vocative singular of sval

Danish

Noun

svale c (singular definite svalen, plural indefinite svaler)

  1. swallow (bird)

Inflection


Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

svale

  1. definite singular of sval
  2. plural of sval

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svala.

Noun

svale f or m (definite singular svala or svalen, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

  1. a swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)
    en svale gjør ingen sommerone swallow doesn't make a summer

Etymology 3

From the adjective sval.

Verb

svale (imperative sval, present tense svaler, passive svales, simple past svala or svalet or svalte, past participle svala or svalet or svalt, present participle svalende)

  1. to cool, refresh

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²sʋɑːlə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svala, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. As does also English swallow.

Alternative forms

Noun

svale f (definite singular svala, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

  1. swallow (bird of the family Hirundinidae)
    Svaler er snøgge i vendingane.
    Swallows are quick when they turn.
Derived terms
  • alvesvale
  • amursvale
  • angolasvale
  • argentinasvale
  • bahamassvale
  • beninsvale
  • blåsvale
  • breistripesvale
  • bronsesvale
  • enigmasvale
  • eukalyptussvale
  • flaggermussvale
  • flomsvale
  • fossesvale
  • fregnesvale
  • grottesvale
  • gråbrystsvale
  • grågumpsvale
  • halsbandsvale
  • havsvale
  • hettesvale
  • hindusvale
  • jungelsvale
  • karibsvale
  • klippesvale
  • koboltsvale
  • kongosvale
  • kubasvale
  • kvitaugesvale
  • kvitbeltesvale
  • kvithalesvale
  • kvitryggsvale
  • kvitstrupesvale
  • kvitvengsvale
  • kystsvale
  • lomasvale
  • låvesvale
  • madagaskarsvale
  • malabarsvale
  • mangrovesvale
  • mursvale
  • paramosvale
  • patagoniasvale
  • perlebrystsvale
  • perusvale
  • punasvale
  • purpursvale
  • raudaugesvale
  • ravinesvale
  • rustbuksvale
  • rusthovudsvale
  • ruststeinsvale
  • rustsvale
  • sagsvale
  • sandsvale
  • savannesvale
  • sinaloasvale
  • singalesarsvale
  • stormsvale
  • strupesvale
  • svalefamilie
  • svalereir
  • svalestup
  • taggsvale
  • taksvale
  • taperasvale
  • tempelsvale
  • tresvale
  • tårnsvale

Etymology 2

From the adjective sval.

Verb

svale (present tense svalar, past tense svala, past participle svala, passive infinitive svalast, present participle svalande, imperative svale/sval)

  1. to cool, refresh
  2. to soothe, relieve
Alternative forms
  • svala (a- and split infinitives)
Derived terms
  • hugsvale
  • svaledrikk m, svaledrykk m

Noun

svale f (definite singular svala, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)

  1. a fresh breeze

Adjective

svale

  1. definite singular of sval
  2. plural of sval

References

  1. Ivar Aasen (1850), Svola”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams


Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvale]

Noun

svale m

  1. locative singular of sval

Swedish

Adjective

svale

  1. absolute definite natural masculine singular of sval.

Anagrams

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