sleva

Etymology

Deverbal from slevit.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈslɛva]

Noun

sleva f

1. discount (reduction in price)

Further reading

• “sleva”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “sleva”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “sleva”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsleːva/
• Rhymes: -eːva
• Homophone: slevað

Verb

sleva (third person singular past indicative slevaði, third person plural past indicative slevaðu, supine slevað)

1. to slaver
2. to drool

Verb

sleva (present tense slevar, past tense sleva, past participle sleva, passive infinitive slevast, present participle slevande, imperative sleva/slev)

1. alternative form of sleve

Noun

sleva f (definite singular sleva, indefinite plural slever or slevor, definite plural slevene or slevone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of sleve

Etymology

slev +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sleːva/

Verb

sleva (present slevar, preterite slevade, supine slevat, imperative sleva)

1. to serve (or move) food with a large spoon

   Matpersonalen i storköket slevade upp nedramlad mat från golvet

   The cooking staff in the school kitchen picked up (and later served) food that had fallen on the floor

2. (sleva i sig) to gulp down, to eat quickly (as if with a large spoon)

   jag slevade i mig den ena obskyra fiskrätten efter den andra

   I gulped down one obscure fish dish after the other

References

• sleva in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sleva in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Anagrams

• elvas, laves, svale