valv

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • hvalf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Swedish hvalf, from Old Norse hvalf, from Proto-Germanic *hwalbą.

Pronunciation

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Noun

valv n

  1. (architecture) a vault
  2. (architecture) an arch (forming a larger opening in a wall)
    Synonym: (sometimes) båge
  3. a vault (room or compartment for safekeeping of valuables)

Declension

Declension of valv
nominative genitive
singular indefinite valv valvs
definite valvet valvets
plural indefinite valv valvs
definite valven valvens

Derived terms

References

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