sov

See also: SOV, śov, šov, şov, söv, sov., søv, and шов

English

Etymology

Shortened from sovereign.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒv

Noun

sov (plural sovs)

1. (British, slang) Pound sterling.

   That car of his has got to be worth a few sovs.

2. (British, slang) A sovereign (former gold coin).

Synonyms

• (pound sterling)
  • (standard English) pound, pound sterling
  • (slang) nicker, quid

Anagrams

• OSV, OVS, OVs, SVO, VOS, VOs, VSO, Vos

Azerbaijani

Noun

sov (definite accusative sovu, plural sovlar)

1. Only used in söz-sov

Further reading

• “sov” in Obastan.com.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsof]

Noun

sov

1. genitive plural of sova

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɒwˀ]

Verb

sov

1. imperative of sove
2. past of sove

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

sov

1. inflection of sove:
   1. imperative
   2. simple past

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

sov

1. inflection of sove:
   1. past
   2. imperative

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soːv/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -oːv

Verb

sov

1. inflection of sova:
   1. past indicative
   2. imperative

Anagrams

• o.s.v., osv.

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *sji̯ouX (“warm”), borrowed from Middle Chinese 暑 (MC syoX, “hot, sultry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂɒ˧˦/

Adjective

sov

1. warm

   dej sov ― warm water

2. bustling with activity

   Koj lub tsev sov sov li. ― Your house is bustling with activity (("warm" with people and noise).

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎^[1], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 299.