ljuv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ljúfr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“love”).

Adjective

ljuv (masculine and feminine ljuv, neuter ljuvt, definite singular and plural ljuve, comparative ljuvare, indefinite superlative ljuvast, definite superlative ljuvaste)

1. (poetic) lovely, sweet
   • 1895, Arne Garborg, “Fyrivarsl”, in Haugtussa:

     Men ljuv er ljosnande Morgon / alt etter den tunge Natt.

     But lovely is the bright morning / after the heavy night.

References

• “ljuv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish liuver, from Old Norse ljúfr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (leubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *leubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *leubh- (“love”), *lewbʰ-. Related to English love, Latin libet, Russian любовь (ljubovʹ).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːv

Adjective

ljuv (comparative ljuvare, superlative ljuvast)

1. lovely, sweet

   hämnden är ljuv

   revenge is sweet

   det ljuva livet

   la dolce vita

Declension

Inflection of ljuv
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ljuv	ljuvare	ljuvast
Neuter singular	ljuvt	ljuvare	ljuvast
Plural	ljuva	ljuvare	ljuvast
Masculine plural3	ljuve	ljuvare	ljuvast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ljuve	ljuvare	ljuvaste
All	ljuva	ljuvare	ljuvaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• ljuvlig

References

• ljuv in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ljuv in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)