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)

(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)

lovely, sweet
hämnden är ljuv
revenge is sweet

det ljuva livet
la dolce vita

Declension

Inflection of **ljuv**
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	ljuv	ljuvare	ljuvast
neuter singular	ljuvt	ljuvare	ljuvast
plural	ljuva	ljuvare	ljuvast
masculine plural²	ljuve	ljuvare	ljuvast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	ljuve	ljuvare	ljuvaste
all	ljuva	ljuvare	ljuvaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Related terms

ljuvlig

References