fadervår

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately a calque of Medieval Latin paternoster.

Noun edit

fadervår n (definite singular fadervåret, indefinite plural fadervår, definite plural fadervåra)

(Christianity) Lord's Prayer, paternoster

See also edit

References edit

“fadervår” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish edit

Alternative forms edit

Fader vår
fader vår
Fadervår
vår Fader (modernized)
vår fader (modernized)

Etymology edit

From fader (“father”) +‎ vår (“our”), with archaic but traditional grammar. Ultimately a calque of Medieval Latin paternoster.

Proper noun edit

fadervår c (genitive fadervårs)

(Christianity) Lord's Prayer, Our Father, paternoster
Synonyms: Herrens bön, paternoster

References edit

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