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ovan.

unaccustomed (to); not used to, inexperienced, lacking practice

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈuːˌvɑːn/
  1. unaccustomed (to); not used to, inexperienced, lacking practice

    Han är en ovan förare som är ovan vid att köra nattetid.
Where this word comes from

From o- + van.

prep/²oːvan/
  1. above (at some unspecified point of higher altitude)

    Ovan molnen är himlen alltid blå.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish ovan, from Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Cognate with Danish oven and German oben, as well as with the compound forms Dutch boven and English above.

adv/²oːvan/
  1. above, overhead

    not-comparable
    Se bilden ovan.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish ovan, from Old Norse ofan, from Proto-Germanic *ubanē. Cognate with Danish oven and German oben, as well as with the compound forms Dutch boven and English above.

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