sovs

See also: SOVs

English

Noun

sovs

  1. plural of sov

Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French sauce. Cf. also Old Danish salsæ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈsɒʊ̯ˀs]

Noun

sovs c (singular definite sovsen, plural indefinite sovse or sovser)

  1. sauce

Usage notes

What, if anything, the difference between sovs and sauce is, is a matter of some contention. Some use sovs for the viscous sauces traditionally eaten with potatoes in Denmark, and sauce with the sauces introduced when French cuisine became fashionable in Denmark. Others regard the difference as purely psychological, with sovs and sauce carrying connotations of low and high culture, respectively. Others again use the terms interchangeably.

Inflection
Declension of sovs
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sovs sovsen sovse
sovser		 sovsene
sovserne
genitive sovs' sovsens sovses
sovsers		 sovsenes
sovsernes

Swedish

Verb

sovs

  1. past tense passive of sova.
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