fadervår

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately a calque of Medieval Latin paternoster.

Noun

fadervår n (definite singular fadervåret, indefinite plural fadervår, definite plural fadervåra)

  1. (Christianity) Lord's Prayer, paternoster

See also

References

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • Fader vår
  • fader vår
  • Fadervår
  • vår Fader (modernized)
  • vår fader (modernized)

Etymology

From fader (father) + vår (our), with archaic but traditional grammar. Ultimately a calque of Medieval Latin paternoster.

Proper noun

fadervår c (genitive fadervårs)

  1. (Christianity) Lord's Prayer, Our Father, paternoster
    Synonyms: Herrens bön, paternoster

References

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