svona

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svána. Composed of svo (so, thus) + -na (proximal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsvɔːna/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈsɔːna/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːna

Adverb

svona (not comparable)

  1. thus, like this
    Til þess að hitta í körfuna verðurðu að kasta boltanum svona.
    To hit the basket you have to throw the ball like this.
  2. to this degree; this
    Ég vissi ekki að þú værir svona góður!
    I didn’t know you were this good!
  3. (colloquial) approximately, about, like
    Ég fór síðast í bíó fyrir svona mánuði.
    The last time I went to the movies was like a month ago.

Coordinate terms

  • (like this): þannig (like that), svoleiðis (like that)
  • (to this degree): svo (so, to such a degree), það (to that degree)

Adjective

svona (not comparable)

  1. like this, such
    Það er eitthvað að svona fólki.
    There’s something wrong with people like this.

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • svånå (dialectal, Dovre)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²svoːna/

Verb

svona (present tense svonar, past tense svona, past participle svona, passive infinitive svonast, present participle svonande, imperative svona/svon)

  1. (about water) to grow, rise, overflow
    Synonym: svella
    Antonym: svana (to dwindle, shrink)
    Pass på gryta so ho ikkje svonar over!
    Look after the pot so that it doesn’t overflow!
  • Svone (Svånå) (a river in Lesja, Dovre and Oppdal)

References

  • “svona”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • Alf Eriksen (1996) Ord og uttrykk frå Dovre (in Norwegian Nynorsk), page 204
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