treven
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See also: trevén
Cornish
[edit]Noun
[edit]treven
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]treven
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Swedish þrivin (“busy, quick”), cognate with English thriven (“prosperous”).
Adjective
[edit]treven (not comparable)
Declension
[edit]Inflection of treven | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | treven | — | — |
Neuter singular | trevet | — | — |
Plural | trevna | — | — |
Masculine plural3 | trevne | — | — |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | trevne | — | — |
All | trevna | — | — |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- treven in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- treven in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- treven in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)