kåre
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kare"
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editRelated to the noun kår
Verb
editkåre (imperative kår, present tense kårer, passive kåres, simple past and past participle kåra or kåret, present participle kårende)
Derived terms
editReferences
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editRelated to the noun kår
Verb
editkåre (present tense kårar, past tense kåra, past participle kåra, passive infinitive kårast, present participle kårande, imperative kåre/kår)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “kåre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Norse kári (“gust of wind”).
Noun
editkåre c
- a sudden blow of cold wind; a chill or a shiver
- kalla kårar längs ryggraden ― shiver down one's spine
Usage notes
editNow mostly used in the collocation "kalla kårar", like the usage example above.
Declension
editDeclension 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)