gruva
See also: gluva
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
gruva m or f
- definite feminine singular of gruve
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
gruva f
- definite singular of gruve
Swedish
Etymology
From German Grube (“pit, mine”), from Proto-Germanic *grōbō (“groove, furrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrebh- (“to dig, scrape, bury”).
Noun
gruva c
- mine (place from which ore is extracted)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gruva | gruvas |
| definite | gruvan | gruvans | |
| plural | indefinite | gruvor | gruvors |
| definite | gruvorna | gruvornas |
Related terms
- gruvarbetare
- gruvarbete
- gruvbolag
- gruvbrytning
- gruvdistrikt
- gruvdrift
- gruvfogde
- gruvfält
- gruvföretag
- gruvgas
- gruvgång
- gruvhantering
- gruvhiss
- gruvhål
- gruvindustri
- gruvingenjör
- gruvlave
- gruvnäring
- gruvolycka
- gruvområde
- gruvras
- gruvsamhälle
- gruvschakt
- gruvstrejk
- guldgruva
- järngruva
- koppargruva
- silvergruva
- zinkgruva
See also
Verb
gruva (present gruvar, preterite gruvade, supine gruvat, imperative gruva)
- (reflexive) (gruva sig) to be nervous or anxious (about something one has to do or the like)
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | gruva | — | ||
| supine | gruvat | — | ||
| imperative | gruva | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | gruven | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | gruvar | gruvade | — | — |
| ind. plural1 | gruva | gruvade | — | — |
| subjunctive2 | gruve | gruvade | — | — |
| present participle | gruvande | |||
| past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
- gruvlig
- gruvlighet
- gruvsam