sjov

Danish

Etymology

From Dutch sjouw (part-time work), possibly from West Frisian seeuw (“lake”), in the meaning 'to drag goods ashore through the lake'. The meaning 'amusement' developed via 'coincidence, random event', cf. compound words such as drengesjov.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sjɔv/, [ɕɒwˀ]

Noun

sjov n or c (indeclinable)

  1. fun

Synonyms

Adjective

sjov (neuter sjovt, plural and definite singular attributive sjove)

  1. funny
  2. fun

Inflection

Inflection of sjov
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular sjov sjovere sjovest2
indefinite neuter singular sjovt sjovere sjovest2
plural sjove sjovere sjovest2
definite attributive1 sjove sjovere sjoveste

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

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