halv

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse halfr (“half”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈhalˀ]

Adjective

halv

  1. half

Inflection
Inflection of halv
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular halv — —2
Indefinite neuter singular halvt — —2
Plural halve — —2
Definite attributive1 halve — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse halfr.

Adjective

halv (neuter singular halvt, definite singular and plural halve)

  1. half

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse halfr. Akin to English half.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɑlː/
  • Homophone: hall

Adjective

halv (neuter singular halvt, definite singular and plural halve)

  1. half

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse halfr (“half”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhalv/
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Adjective

halv (neuter halvt, definite and plural halva)

  1. half, ½; with one of two equal parts (50 %)
    Stockholm har omkring en och en halv miljon invånare.
    Stockholm has around one and a half million inhabitants.

Preposition

halv

  1. (time) a half-hour to (preceding) the next hour, equivalent to the English phrase half past followed by the *next* hour number instead of the hour number specified in Swedish
    Klockan 18.30 är halv sju på kvällen.
    18.30 (6.30pm) is half [to] seven (i.e. half past six) in the evening.

Anagrams
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