kår

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kar"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse *koʀ (East), kør (West), from Proto-Germanic *kuzą (“choice”). Cognate with Norwegian kår and Swedish kor. Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɒˀ]

Noun

kår n pl

1. circumstances, conditions

Declension

Inflection of kår

gender	Plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kår	kårene
genitive	kårs	kårenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kår

1. imperative of kåre

Swedish

Etymology

From French corps. Doublet of korpus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːr/
• Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

kår c

1. a corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a force
2. a student union
3. a building of a student union (short for kårhus)

   Vi tänkte gå på kåren och äta, ska du med?

   We're heading for the union to eat, are you joining us?

Usage notes

Not do be confused with kåre, which mostly appears in the plural kårar.

Declension

Declension of kår
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kår	kåren	kårer	kårerna
Genitive	kårs	kårens	kårers	kårernas

Derived terms

• brandkår
• frikår
• kavallerikår
• kåranda
• kårhus
• läkarkår
• musikkår
• poliskår
• ryttarkår
• studentkår
• vindkår

 

See also

• villkor

References

• kår in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kår in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kår in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)