svar
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svɑːˀ/, [ˈs̺ʋɑ̈ˀ]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”), either derived from the verb svara or inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarō (“solemn statement”), cognate with English swear. Compare also the compound *andaswarō (“reply”) in English answer and Danish ansvar (“responsibility”).
Noun
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, cognate with Swedish svår, German schwer, Dutch zwaar. Doublet of svær. The Danish form with a is influenced by Middle Low German swār.
Inflection
Inflection of svar | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | svar | svarere | svarest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | svart | svarere | svarest2 |
Plural | svare | svarere | svarest2 |
Definite attributive1 | svare | svarere | svareste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “svar” in Den Danske Ordbog
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svɛaːɹ/
- Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ
Declension
Declension of svar | ||||
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n5 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | svar | svarið | svør | svørini |
accusative | svar | svarið | svør | svørini |
dative | svari | svarinum | svørum | svørunum |
genitive | svars | svarsins | svara | svaranna |
Declension of svar | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | svar | svarið | svar | svarini |
accusative | svar | svarið | svar | svarini |
dative | svari | svarinum | svarum | svarunum |
genitive | svars | svarsins | svara | svaranna |
See also
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svaːr/
- Rhymes: -aːr
Declension
Synonyms
- (answer): ans n
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
References
- “svar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
References
- “svar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *swarjaną. Related to sverja (“to swear”).[1]
Declension
Descendants
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 3022, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 3022
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svɑːr/
Audio (file)
Declension
Declension of svar | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | svar | svaret | svar | svaren |
Genitive | svars | svarets | svars | svarens |
Related terms
References
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