tæve

See also: täve

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch teve, Middle Low German teve, cognate of Dutch teef. Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tibō-.

Noun

tæve c (singular definite tæven, plural indefinite tæver)

  1. bitch (female canine, spiteful woman)
    Synonyms: hunhund, tævehund
  2. slut (sexually promiscuous woman)
    Synonym: mær
  3. in the phrase på tæven (“box on the ear”)

Inflection

Declension of tæve
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tæve tæven tæver tæverne
genitive tæves tævens tævers tævernes

Verb

tæve (imperative tæv, infinitive at tæve, present tense tæver, past tense tævede, perfect tense har tævet)

  1. to thrash, to beat up (to beat mercilessly)
    Synonyms: tæske, banke, prygle
  2. to beat, thrash (to defeat in a competition)
    Synonyms: nakke, besejre, vinde (over)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tæve
active passive
present tæver tæves
past tævede tævedes
infinitive tæve tæves
imperative tæv —
participle
present tævende
past tævet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund tæven

References

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