kvar

See also: KVAR, kVAR, kVAr, and kvär

Esperanto
Esperanto numbers (edit)
40
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    Cardinal: kvar
    Ordinal: kvara
    Adverbial: kvare
    Multiplier: kvarobla, kvaropa
    Fractional: kvarona, kvarono

Etymology

From Latin quar-, analyzed as the root of quartus (“fourth”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kvar]
  • Audio:
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  • Hyphenation: kvar

Numeral

kvar

  1. four (4)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʋɑːr/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvárr, hvarr, hverr.

Alternative forms
  • qvær (archaic spelling)
  • kvør (dialectal)

Determiner

kvar (neuter kvart)

  1. each
    Kvar og ein av oss.
    Each and every one of us.
  2. every
    Kvar måndag.
    Every monday.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hvar.

Adverb

kvar

  1. where
    Synonym: kor
    Kvar ligg byen?
    Where is the city situated?

Etymology 3

Compare with Swedish kvar.

Adjective

kvar (neuter kvart, definite singular and plural kvare, comparative kvarare, indefinite superlative kvarast, definite superlative kvaraste)

  1. tranquil

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Deverbal from kváriti.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʋâːr/

Noun

kvȃr m (Cyrillic spelling ква̑р)

  1. defect, fault
    Ne vidim nikakav kvar. ― I don't see any defect.
    Moj auto je u kvaru. ― My car is defect.

Declension
Declension of kvar
singular plural
nominative kvar kvarovi
genitive kvara kvarova
dative kvaru kvarovima
accusative kvar kvarove
vocative kvare kvarovi
locative kvaru kvarovima
instrumental kvarom kvarovima

Further reading
  • “kvar” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʋáːr/

Noun

kvȃr m inan

  1. damage

Inflection
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative kvár
genitive kvára
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)		 kvár
genitive
(rodȋlnik)		 kvára
dative
(dajȃlnik)		 kváru
accusative
(tožȋlnik)		 kvár
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)		 kváru
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)		 kvárom

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

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kvirr, kyrr, from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kvɑːr/
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Adjective

kvar

  1. left, remaining
    Det är två kakor kvar
    There are two remaining cookies

Usage notes

Often as vara kvar: "(to) remain", "(to) be left", or as bli kvar: "be left behind", "(to) stay behind"

See also

Further reading

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