suveren

See also: suverén

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sūvaron. Equivalent to suver +‎ -en.

Verb

suveren

  1. to clean
  2. to cleanse, to purify
  3. to purge, to remove undesirable things from

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: zuiveren
    • Afrikaans: suiwer
  • Limburgish: zuvere

Further reading

  • suveren”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “suveren”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French souverain.

Adjective

suveren (neuter singular suverent, definite singular and plural suverene)

  1. sovereign
    en suveren stat - a sovereign state
  2. excellent, superb

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French souverain.

Adjective

suveren (neuter singular suverent, definite singular and plural suverene)

  1. sovereign
    ein suveren stat - a sovereign state
  2. excellent, superb

Derived terms

References

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /suʋěreːn/
  • Hyphenation: su‧ve‧ren

Noun

suvèrēn m anim (Cyrillic spelling сувѐре̄н)

  1. ruler, sovereign
Declension
Declension of suveren
singular plural
nominative suvèrēn suvereni
genitive suveréna suverena
dative suverenu suverenima
accusative suverena suverene
vocative suverenu suvereni
locative suverenu suverenima
instrumental suverenom suverenima

Further reading

  • suveren”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /sǔʋeren/
  • Hyphenation: su‧ve‧ren

Adjective

sùveren (Cyrillic spelling су̀верен, definite sùverenī)

  1. sovereign
Declension
indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative suveren suverena suvereno
genitive suverena suverene suverena
dative suverenu suverenoj suverenu
accusative inanimate
animate
suveren
suverena
suverenu suvereno
vocative suveren suverena suvereno
locative suverenu suverenoj suverenu
instrumental suverenim suverenom suverenim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative suvereni suverene suverena
genitive suverenih suverenih suverenih
dative suverenim(a) suverenim(a) suverenim(a)
accusative suverene suverene suverena
vocative suvereni suverene suverena
locative suverenim(a) suverenim(a) suverenim(a)
instrumental suverenim(a) suverenim(a) suverenim(a)
definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative suvereni suverena suvereno
genitive suverenog(a) suverene suverenog(a)
dative suverenom(u/e) suverenoj suverenom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate
suvereni
suverenog(a)
suverenu suvereno
vocative suvereni suverena suvereno
locative suverenom(e/u) suverenoj suverenom(e/u)
instrumental suverenim suverenom suverenim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative suvereni suverene suverena
genitive suverenih suverenih suverenih
dative suverenim(a) suverenim(a) suverenim(a)
accusative suverene suverene suverena
vocative suvereni suverene suverena
locative suverenim(a) suverenim(a) suverenim(a)
instrumental suverenim(a) suverenim(a) suverenim(a)

Further reading

  • suveren”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025