uppskov
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German upschov. By surface analysis, upp + skov. Cognate of German Aufschub.
Noun
uppskov n
- permissible delay, postponement
- De begärde uppskov, vilket beviljades
- They requested a postponement, which was granted
- utan uppskov
- immediately
- (literally, “without delay”)
Declension
| Declension of uppskov | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | uppskov | uppskovet | uppskov | uppskoven |
| Genitive | uppskovs | uppskovets | uppskovs | uppskovens |
Related terms
References
- uppskov in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- uppskov in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- uppskov in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- uppskov in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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