ajour

See also: à jour

Danish

Etymology

From French à jour (“up-to-date”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /asjur/, [aˈɕuɐ̯]

Adjective

ajour

up-to-date
Synonym: up to date

Derived terms

ajourføre

Further reading

“ajour” in Den Danske Ordbog

French

Etymology

From à +‎ jour.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /a.ʒuʁ/
Audio (file)
Homophone: à jour

Noun

ajour m (plural ajours)

(architecture) aperture, slit that lets in daylight
(textiles) openwork
Synonym: jour

Derived terms

ajourer

Descendants

→ Bulgarian: ажур (ažur)
→ Danish: ajour
→ Greek: αζούρ (azoúr)
→ Polish: ażur
→ Romanian: ajur
→ Serbo-Croatian: ažur / ажур
→ Swedish: ajour
→ Ukrainian: ажур (ažur)

Further reading

“ajour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Swedish

Alternative forms

à jour

Etymology

Borrowed from French à jour.

Adjective

ajour

up-to-date
hålla sig ajour ― be up-to-date

Usage notes

Preferred form by SAOL.[1]

References

ajour in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (14th ed., online)

Further reading

ajour in Svensk ordbok.

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