kjer

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kjerr, kjær

Etymology

From Old Norse ker (“tub, vessel, goblet”), from Proto-Germanic *kazą (“vessel, vat, tub, barrel”), from *kas- (“to throw, toss, raise, bring up”), of unknown origin. Doublet of kar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çæːr/

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• Rhymes: -eːr
• Hyphenation: kjer

Noun

kjer n (definite singular kjeret, indefinite plural kjer, definite plural kjera or kjerene)

1. (dialectal, fishing) a device consisting of a chamber with a wedge-shaped entrance for catching salmon or trout in rivers

References

• “kjer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kjer” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “kjer” in Store norske leksikon

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъde and *že.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kjéːr/

Adverb

kjẹ̑r

1. where

Further reading

• “kjer”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran