kolv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kolfr. Mixed with kolbe.

Noun

kolv c (singular definite kolven, plural indefinite kolve)

  1. (firearms, obsolete, dialect) a butt
  2. (obsolete, poetic) a pole (of wood or metal)
    1. (figurative, obsolete, poetic) arrow

Inflection

Declension of kolv
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kolv kolven kolve kolvene
genitive kolvs kolvens kolves kolvenes

References

Swedish

Etymology

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Noun

kolv c

  1. a piston
    Synonym: (older, especially on a steam engine) pistong
  2. (firearms) a butt
  3. (sciences) a laboratory flask (with a neck)
  4. (botany) a spadix
    Synonym: blomkolv

Declension

Declension of kolv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite kolv kolvs
definite kolven kolvens
plural indefinite kolvar kolvars
definite kolvarna kolvarnas

References

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