forsvar

See also: försvar

Danish

Etymology

for- + svar
From the verb forsvare.

Noun

forsvar n (singular definite forsvaret, plural indefinite forsvar)

  1. defence

Inflection

References

Icelandic

Noun

forsvar n (genitive singular forsvars, no plural)

  1. leadership of and responsibility for an organization

Declension

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb forsvare.

Noun

forsvar n (definite singular forsvaret, indefinite plural forsvar, definite plural forsvara or forsvarene)

  1. defence (UK), or defense (US)
Derived terms

Verb

forsvar

  1. imperative of forsvare

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb forsvara (to defend).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrsvɑːr/

Noun

forsvar n (definite singular forsvaret, indefinite plural forsvar, definite plural forsvara)

  1. defence
    Kva har du å seia i forsvaret ditt?
    What's your defence?
  2. military force
    Forsvaret i landet hadde investert i nye jagarfly.
    The military forces of the country had invested in new jet fighters.

Derived terms

Verb

forsvar

  1. imperative of forsvara

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.