kår
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kar"
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse *koʀ (East), kør (West), from Proto-Germanic *kuzą (“choice”). Cognate with Norwegian kår and Swedish kor. Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kår n pl
Declension
[edit]Inflection of kår
gender |
Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kår | kårene |
| genitive | kårs | kårenes |
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Verb
[edit]kår
- imperative of kåre
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French corps. Doublet of korpus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kår c
- a corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a force
- a student union
- a building of a student union (short for kårhus)
- Vi tänkte gå på kåren och äta, ska du med?
- We're heading for the union to eat, are you joining us?
Usage notes
[edit]Not do be confused with kåre, which mostly appears in the plural kårar.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of kår | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kår | kåren | kårer | kårerna |
| Genitive | kårs | kårens | kårers | kårernas |
Derived terms
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