är

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ar"

Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin er. See äs for further details on the vowel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈær/, [ˈær]
  • Rhymes: -ær
  • Syllabification(key): är

Noun

är

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.

Declension

Anagrams

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with German euer, English your, Icelandic yðar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːʀ/, [ɛə̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɛːə
  • Homophone: Är

Pronoun

är

  1. second-person plural possessive pronoun, nominative or accusative case, feminine or plural object; your

See also

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish ær (third-person singular indicative present of vara), from Old East Norse ᛁᛦ, ᛁᛋ (compare Old West Norse es, later er), from Proto-Norse ᛁᛊ (is), ᛁᛊᛏ (ist), from Proto-Germanic *isti, from Proto-Indo-European *es (to be).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æːr/ (careful/spelling pronunciation)
  • Rhymes: -æːr
  • IPA(key): /eː(r)/, /ɛː(r)/ (casual pronunciation)
  • Homophones: E, e, Ä, ä
  • Rhymes: -eː, -ɛː

Verb

är

  1. present indicative of vara; am/is/are
    Jag är hungrig
    I am hungry
    Han är nöjd
    He is satisfied
    Hon är en tiger
    She is a tiger
    De är pyttesmå
    They are tiny
    Hon är läkare
    She is a doctor (see vara for why there is no article and more examples)

Usage notes

The casual pronunciation is not in any way considered sloppy (as a point of reference, it's used in Ingmar Bergman scenes with highly stylized language). The spelling pronunciation can sound over-enunciated if used consistently.

  • äm (obsolete)
  • äst (obsolete)
  • ärom (obsolete)
  • ären (obsolete)
  • äro (obsolete)

References

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