DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /vɔːˀr/, [ˈʋɒˀ]

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse vár n, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish vår. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wésr̥, which is also the source of Latin vēr, Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar).

NounEdit

vår c (singular definite våren, not used in plural form)

  1. (season, poetic) spring
    Synonym: forår
InflectionEdit

ReferencesEdit

Seasons in Danish · årstider (layout · text) · category
forår (spring) sommer (summer) efterår (autumn) vinter (winter)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old East Norse *waʀ, (Old West Norse ver), from Proto-Germanic *wazą, cognate to Swedish var, Norwegian ver, vær. The noun is related to the verb Proto-Germanic *wazjaną (to clothe) (cf. English wear).

NounEdit

vår n (singular definite våret, plural indefinite vår)

  1. case (a cover made of cloth, especially as part of bedclothes)
InflectionEdit

ReferencesEdit

NornEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse vár, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

vår n

  1. spring
  2. digging of the soil in spring

Alternative formsEdit

Norwegian BokmålEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse vár n.

NounEdit

vår m (definite singular våren, indefinite plural vårer, definite plural vårene)

  1. spring (season)
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse várr.

DeterminerEdit

vår (neuter singular vårt, plural våre)

  1. our (belonging to us)
  2. ours (pronoun in English)

ReferencesEdit

See alsoEdit

Seasons in Norwegian Bokmål · årstider (layout · text) · category
vår (spring) sommer (summer) høst (autumn) vinter (winter)

Norwegian NynorskEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

DeterminerEdit

vår (masculine and feminine singular vår, neuter singular vårt, plural våre)

  1. our (belonging to us)
  2. ours (pronoun in English)

See alsoEdit


Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse vár n, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (spring).

NounEdit

vår m (definite singular våren, indefinite plural vårar, definite plural vårane)

  1. spring (season)
Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Seasons in Norwegian Nynorsk · årstider (layout · text) · category
vår (spring) sumar (summer) haust (autumn) vetter (winter)

ReferencesEdit

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /voːr/, [voə̯ɾ̪]
  • (file)

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Swedish vār, Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

PronounEdit

vår (possessive)

  1. our; belonging to us
    Synonym: (informal) våran
DeclensionEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse vár, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wésr̥.

NounEdit

vår c

  1. spring; the season between winter and summer
    Synonym: (dialectal) låding
DeclensionEdit
Declension of vår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vår våren vårar vårarna
Genitive vårs vårens vårars vårarnas
HypernymsEdit
Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

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