kjer

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse ker (“tub, vessel, goblet”), from Proto-Germanic *kazą (“vessel, vat, tub, barrel”), from *kas- (“to throw, toss, raise, bring up”), of unknown origin. Doublet of kar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /çæːr/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːr
  • Hyphenation: kjer

Noun

kjer n (definite singular kjeret, indefinite plural kjer, definite plural kjera or kjerene)

  1. (dialectal, fishing) a device consisting of a chamber with a wedge-shaped entrance for catching salmon or trout in rivers

References
  • “kjer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “kjer” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
  • “kjer” in Store norske leksikon

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъde and *že.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kjéːr/

Adverb

kjẹ̑r

  1. where

Further reading
  • “kjer”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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