viv – Swedish noun declension

Swedish noun forms of viv

Noun: viv
Hyphenation:
Gender: Neuter

Nominative

Sg. Indef.viv
Sg. Def.vivet
Pl. Indef.viv
Pl. Def.viven

Genitive

Sg. Indef.vivs
Sg. Def.vivets
Pl. Indef.vivs
Pl. Def.vivens

Sample Sentences

  • 1673, Töres döttrar i Wänge, Traditional, in 1816, Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, 3rd. vol, p. 193, Erik Gustaf Geijer, Arvid August Afzelius
  • Ant'en vill J bli' Wallare-vif,
  • Eller vill J mista Ert unga lif?
  • Inte villa vi bli' Vallarevif,
  • Heldre vi miste vårt unga lif.
  • Either will ye be highwaymen's wives,
  • Or will ye lose your young lives?
  • We will not be highwaymen's wives (Rather we lose our young lives.)

Etymology

From Old Norse víf, from Proto-Germanic *wībą. Cognate with English wife, German Weib, Icelandic víf. See: Old Norse Nouns 'víf', English Nouns 'wife', German Nouns 'Weib', Icelandic Nouns 'víf'.

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