ovana

Swedish

Etymology

o- +‎ vana. Compare Danish, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk uvane.

Adjective

ovana

  1. inflection of ovan:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Noun

ovana c

  1. bad habit; a habit one should get rid of
    Jag har skaffat mig ovanan att surfa på internet när jag borde göra annat. = I've contracted the bad habit of surfing on Internet when I should do other things.
  2. the situation of not being used to something; the situation of not having practiced enough
    Det är bara ovanan som gör att du trillar hela tiden när du åker skridskor = It's only your lack of practice that makes you fall over all the time while skating.

Declension

Declension of ovana
nominative genitive
singular indefinite ovana ovanas
definite ovanan ovanans
plural indefinite ovanor ovanors
definite ovanorna ovanornas

Adjective

ovana

  1. inflection of ovan:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural
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