kår
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kar"
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
kår n pl
Declension edit
Inflection of kår
gender |
Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kår | kårene |
| genitive | kårs | kårenes |
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Verb edit
kår
- imperative of kåre
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From French corps. Doublet of korpus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kår c
- a corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a force
- a student union
- 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 edit
Not do be confused with kåre, which mostly appears in the plural kårar.
Declension edit
| Declension of kår | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kår | kåren | kårer | kårerna |
| Genitive | kårs | kårens | kårers | kårernas |