# svale
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsvalɛ]

### Noun

svale m
* vocative singular of sval

## Danish
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse svala, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. Cognate with English swallow.

### Noun

svale c (singular definite svalen, plural indefinite svaler)
* swallow (Hirundinidae)

#### Inflection
### Derived terms

* digesvale
* landsvale
* bysvale
* mursvale
* svaleunge

### Fixed Expressions

* en enlig svale
* én svale gør ingen sommer

### Etymology 2

From Old Danish sualæ, from Old Norse svala. From the adjective sval.

#### Verb

svale (imperative sval, infinitive at svale, present tense svaler, past tense svalede, perfect tense svalet)
* to cool, refresh
    Synonym: afsvale
* to let something cool down

#### Conjugation

activepassive
present
svaler
svales
past
svalede
svaledes
infinitive
svale
svales
imperative
sval
participle
present
svalende
past
svalet (auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund

### Further reading

* “svale” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1
#### Adjective

svale
* definite singular of sval
* plural of sval

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse svala.

#### Noun

svale f or m (definite singular svala or svalen, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)
* a swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family)
    en svale gjør ingen sommer ― one swallow doesn't make a summer

### Etymology 3

From the adjective sval.

#### Verb

svale (imperative sval, present tense svaler, passive svales, simple past svala or svalet or svalte, past participle svala or svalet or svalt, present participle svalende)
* to cool, refresh

### References

* “svale” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²sʋɑːlə/

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse svala, from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ. As does also English swallow.

#### Alternative forms

* svala (non-standard since 2012)
* svola, svole (non-standard since 1938)
* svòlu (Midlandsnormalen)
* Solo, Sulu, Svala, Svola, Svolu, Svulu (Ivar Aasen)

#### Noun

svale f (definite singular svala, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)
* swallow (bird of the family Hirundinidae)
    Svaler er snøgge i vendingane.Swallows are quick when they turn.

##### Derived terms

* alvesvale
* amursvale
* angolasvale
* argentinasvale
* bahamassvale
* beninsvale
* blåsvale
* breistripesvale
* bronsesvale
* enigmasvale
* eukalyptussvale
* flaggermussvale
* flomsvale
* fossesvale
* fregnesvale
* grottesvale
* gråbrystsvale
* grågumpsvale
* halsbandsvale
* havsvale
* hettesvale
* hindusvale
* jungelsvale
* karibsvale
* klippesvale
* koboltsvale
* kongosvale
* kubasvale
* kvitaugesvale
* kvitbeltesvale
* kvithalesvale
* kvitryggsvale
* kvitstrupesvale
* kvitvengsvale
* kystsvale
* lomasvale
* låvesvale
* madagaskarsvale
* malabarsvale
* mangrovesvale
* mursvale
* paramosvale
* patagoniasvale
* perlebrystsvale
* perusvale
* punasvale
* purpursvale
* raudaugesvale
* ravinesvale
* rustbuksvale
* rusthovudsvale
* ruststeinsvale
* rustsvale
* sagsvale
* sandsvale
* savannesvale
* sinaloasvale
* singalesarsvale
* stormsvale
* strupesvale
* svalefamilie
* svalereir
* svalestup
* taggsvale
* taksvale
* taperasvale
* tempelsvale
* tresvale
* tårnsvale

### Etymology 2

From the adjective sval.

#### Verb

svale (present tense svalar, past tense svala, past participle svala, passive infinitive svalast, present participle svalande, imperative svale/sval)
* to cool, refresh
* to soothe, relieve

##### Alternative forms

* svala (a- and split infinitives)

##### Derived terms

* hugsvale
* svaledrikk m, svaledrykk m

#### Noun

svale f (definite singular svala, indefinite plural svaler, definite plural svalene)
* a fresh breeze

#### Adjective

svale
* definite singular of sval
* plural of sval

### References

* “svale” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
* ↑ Ivar Aasen (1850) “Svola”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎ (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

### Anagrams

* Salve, evlas, levas, salve, savle, svale, svela, valse, vasle, vesal, vesla

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsvaʎe]

### Noun

svale m
* locative singular of sval

## Swedish
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Swedish svali, further origin disputed. Possibly related to syll.

#### Noun

svale c
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

##### Related terms

* svalgång (“gallery”)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Adjective

svale
* definite natural masculine singular of sval

### Further reading

* svale in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* svale in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* svale in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* elvas, laves, sleva