kær
Danish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse kjarr, from Proto-Germanic *kerzą (“brushwood”), cf. Swedish kärr.
Noun
editkær n (singular definite kærret, plural indefinite kær)
Declension
editDeclension of kær
Derived terms
editReferences
edit“kær,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse kærr, likely from Old Norman ker, quer (Old French chier, cher), from Latin cārus.
Adjective
editkær (neuter kært, plural and definite singular attributive kære)
Inflection
editpositive | comparative | superlative | |
---|---|---|---|
indefinite common singular | kær | kærere | kærest2 |
indefinite neuter singular | kært | kærere | kærest2 |
plural | kære | kærere | kærest2 |
definite attributive1 | kære | kærere | kæreste |
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.
References
edit“kær,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Icelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse kærr, likely from Old Northern French ker, quer (Old French chier, cher), from Latin cārus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkær (comparative kærari, superlative kærastur)
Declension
editpositive forms of kær
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | kær | kær | kært | |
accusative | kæran | kæra | ||
dative | kærum | kærri | kæru | |
genitive | kærs | kærrar | kærs | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | kærir | kærar | kær | |
accusative | kæra | |||
dative | kærum | |||
genitive | kærra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | kæri | kæra | kæra | |
acc/dat/gen | kæra | kæru | ||
plural (all-case) | kæru |
superlative forms of kær
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | kærastur | kærust | kærast | |
accusative | kærastan | kærasta | ||
dative | kærustum | kærastri | kærustu | |
genitive | kærasts | kærastrar | kærasts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | kærastir | kærastar | kærust | |
accusative | kærasta | |||
dative | kærustum | |||
genitive | kærastra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | kærasti | kærasta | kærasta | |
acc/dat/gen | kærasta | kærustu | ||
plural (all-case) | kærustu |
Derived terms
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