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halv.

half, ½; with one of two equal parts (50 %)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈhalv/
  1. half, ½; with one of two equal parts (50 %)

    Stockholm har omkring en och en halv miljon invånare.
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse halfr (“half”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

prep/ˈhalv/
  1. a half-hour to (preceding) the next hour, equivalent to the English phrase half past followed by the *next* hour number instead of the hour number specified in Swedish

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse halfr (“half”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.