sving

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb svinge.

Noun

sving m (definite singular svingen, indefinite plural svinger, definite plural svingene)

  1. swing, sweep
    i full sving - in full swing
  2. a bend (e.g. in a road)
  3. a turn (e.g. when driving)
  4. a flourish (of the hand; in handwriting)
  5. a swing (e.g. in boxing)
  6. motion
    i sving - in motion
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sving

  1. imperative of svinge

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sʋɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From the verb svinga.

Noun

sving m (definite singular svingen, indefinite plural svingar, definite plural svingane)

  1. swing, sweep
    i full sving - in full swing
  2. a bend (e.g. in a road)
  3. a turn (e.g. when driving)
  4. a flourish (of the hand; in handwriting)
  5. a swing (e.g. in boxing)
  6. motion
    i sving - in motion
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sving

  1. imperative of svinga

References

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from svinga.

Noun

sving c

  1. a swing (especially in boxing, golf, or tennis, or with a bat)

Declension

Declension of sving
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sving svings
definite svingen svingens
plural indefinite svingar svingars
definite svingarna svingarnas

Derived terms

See also

References