slev

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sleif.

Noun

slev c

1. (cooking) a large spoon (wooden or not) used for cooking rather than eating, a ladle

Declension

Declension of slev

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slev	slevs
	definite	sleven	slevens
plural	indefinite	slevar	slevars
	definite	slevarna	slevarnas

Related terms

• få en släng av sleven
• grötslev
• sleva
• soppslev
• träslev (“wooden spoon”)
• var ska sleven vara om inte i grytan

See also

• underslev

References

• slev in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slev in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slev in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• levs