kår
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kar"
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editkår n pl
Declension
editInflection of kår
gender |
Plural | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | kår | kårene |
genitive | kårs | kårenes |
Norwegian Bokmål
editVerb
editkår
- imperative of kåre
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom French corps. Doublet of korpus.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkår 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
editNot do be confused with kåre, which mostly appears in the plural kårar.
Declension
editDeclension of kår | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kår | kåren | kårer | kårerna |
Genitive | kårs | kårens | kårers | kårernas |
Derived terms
editSee also
editReferences
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- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
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- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish lemmas
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- Danish neuter nouns
- Danish pluralia tantum
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål verb forms
- Swedish terms borrowed from French
- Swedish terms derived from French
- Swedish doublets
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- Rhymes:Swedish/oːr
- Rhymes:Swedish/oːr/1 syllable
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