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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sjov.

fun

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/sjɔv/[ɕɒwˀ]
  1. fun

    common-gender · indeclinable · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Dutch sjouw (part-time work), possibly from West Frisian seeuw (“lake”), in the meaning 'to drag goods ashore through the lake'. The meaning 'amusement' developed via 'coincidence, random event', cf. compound words such as drengesjov.

adj/sjɔv/[ɕɒwˀ]
  1. funny

  2. fun

Where this word comes from

From Dutch sjouw (part-time work), possibly from West Frisian seeuw (“lake”), in the meaning 'to drag goods ashore through the lake'. The meaning 'amusement' developed via 'coincidence, random event', cf. compound words such as drengesjov.

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