alvara

Icelandic

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wēraz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈalvaːra/

Noun

alvara f (genitive singular alvöru, no plural)

1. earnestness, seriousness

Derived terms

• alvarlega (“earnestly, seriously”)
• alvarlegur (“earnest, serious”)
• alvarleiki (“severity, solemnity”)
• alvörugefinn (“earnest, serious”)
• alvörulaus (“frivolous”)
• alvöruleysi (“frivolity, levity”)
• alvörusvipur (“grave expression”)
• fúlasta alvara