sløv

See also: slov

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse sljór, slær, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sløːv/, [sløwˀ]

Adjective

sløv

1. (of a blade) blunt, dull
2. dull
3. listless, sluggish, torpid, lethargic, apathetic
4. drowsy

Inflection

Inflection of sløv

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	sløv	sløvere	sløvest2
indefinite neuter singular	sløvt	sløvere	sløvest2
plural	sløve	sløvere	sløvest2
definite attributive1	sløve	sløvere	sløveste

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.

Synonyms

• (blunt): uskarp

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Danish sløv, from Old Norse sljór, from Proto-Germanic *slaiwaz. Doublet of slø.

Adjective

sløv (neuter sløvt, definite singular and plural sløve, comparative sløvare, indefinite superlative sløvast, definite superlative sløvaste)

1. blunt
2. weak
3. lazy

References

• “sløv” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.