treven

See also: trevén

Cornish

Noun

treven

  1. plural of chy

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish thriven (“diligent”), from Old Norse þrifinn. The word has been influenced by træg.

Adjective

treven (neuter trevent, plural and definite singular attributive trevne)

  1. (obsolete) diligent, capable, effective, healthy
  2. reluctant, unwilling
  3. sluggish, slow

Declension

Inflection of treven
positive comparative superlative
indefinite common singular treven mere treven mest treven2
indefinite neuter singular trevent mere treven mest treven2
plural trevne mere treven mest treven2
definite attributive1 trevne mere treven mest trevne

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.

References

Dutch

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Noun

treven

  1. plural of treef

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þrivin (“busy, quick”), cognate with English thriven (“prosperous”).

Adjective

treven (not comparable)

  1. cozy, nice
    i förnöjsamhetens trevna boningar
    in the cozy dwellings of contentment

Declension

Inflection of treven
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular treven — —
neuter singular trevet — —
plural trevna — —
masculine plural2 trevne — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 trevne — —
all trevna — —

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.

References

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