kåre
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kare"
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Related to the noun kår
Verb edit
kåre (imperative kår, present tense kårer, passive kåres, simple past and past participle kåra or kåret, present participle kårende)
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Related to the noun kår
Verb edit
kåre (present tense kårar, past tense kåra, past participle kåra, passive infinitive kårast, present participle kårande, imperative kåre/kår)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kåre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Norse kári (“gust of wind”).
Noun edit
kåre c
- a sudden blow of cold wind; a chill or a shiver
- kalla kårar längs ryggraden ― shiver down one's spine
Usage notes edit
Now mostly used in the collocation "kalla kårar", like the usage example above.
Declension edit
Declension of kåre | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kåre | kåren | kårar | kårarna |
Genitive | kåres | kårens | kårars | kårarnas |
References edit
- kåre in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kåre in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kåre in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- kåre in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)