slarv

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From slarve; related to slarke.

Noun

slarv m (definite singular slarven, indefinite plural slarver, definite plural slarvene)

1. A person with a careless appearance, bad character, reckless, loosemouthed

Etymology 2

From slarve; related to slarke.

Noun

slarv n (definite singular slarvet, indefinite plural slarv, definite plural slarva or slarvene)

1. To do shoddy work.
2. Spreading lies and rumours; gossiping.

Synonyms

• (shoddy work): slurv
• (gossiping): sladder

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from slarva.

Noun

slarv n

1. sloppiness, carelessness

   Allt sitter snett. Vilket slarv!

   Everything's misaligned. How sloppy!

   Tjuvarnas slarv gav polisen bevis

   The thieves' carelessness provided the police with evidence

Declension

Declension of slarv
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	slarv	slarvet	—	—
Genitive	slarvs	slarvets	—	—

Derived terms

• slarver (“someone sloppy or careless”)
• slarvpelle (“someone sloppy or careless”)
• slarvfel (“careless error”)

Related terms

• slarva (“to be sloppy or careless”)
• slarvig (“sloppy, careless”)

References

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