ett hav
Meaning
sea; ocean
In Swedish: det sammanhängande vatten som omger jordens fastland, ocean
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | ett hav |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | havet |
| Plural, indefinite | hav |
| Plural, definite | haven |
hav is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort hav, det stora havet. Check another noun
Practise hav
1 / 2Is it en hav or ett hav?
hav in a sentence
- 100 m över havet100 metres above sea level
- mellan himmel och havbetween heaven and earth
- segla på havetsail on the sea
- I ett hav finns det mycket vattenIn an ocean, there is a lot of water
Words built with hav
- folkhav huge crowd of people
- havskryssare cruising yacht
- innanhav inland sea
- polarhav polar ocean
Questions
What does hav mean in English?
hav means “sea, ocean”.
Is it en hav or ett hav?
It is ett hav, and “the sea” is havet.
What is the plural of hav?
hav doesn't change in the plural: ett hav, två hav (definite: haven).
Origin
From Old Swedish haf, from Old Norse haf, from Proto-Germanic *habą, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-.
Nearby common words
hav is number 1,013 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

