kær
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Danish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse kjarr, from Proto-Germanic *kerzą (“brushwood”), cf. Swedish kärr.
Noun[edit]
kær n (singular definite kærret, plural indefinite kær)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kær
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
“kær,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse kærr, likely from Old Norman ker, quer (Old French chier, cher), from Latin cārus.
Adjective[edit]
kær (neuter kært, plural and definite singular attributive kære)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of kær | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse kærr, likely from Old Northern French ker, quer (Old French chier, cher), from Latin cārus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kær (comparative kærari, superlative kærastur)
Inflection[edit]
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | kærari | kærari | kærara |
accusative | kærari | kærari | kærara |
dative | kærari | kærari | kærara |
genitive | kærari | kærari | kærara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | kærari | kærari | kærari |
accusative | kærari | kærari | kærari |
dative | kærari | kærari | kærari |
genitive | kærari | kærari | kærari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | kærastur | kærust | kærast |
accusative | kærastan | kærasta | kærast |
dative | kærustum | kærastri | kærustu |
genitive | kærasts | kærastrar | kærasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | kærastir | kærastar | kærust |
accusative | kærasta | kærastar | kærust |
dative | kærustum | kærustum | kærustum |
genitive | kærastra | kærastra | kærastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | kærasti | kærasta | kærasta |
accusative | kærasta | kærustu | kærasta |
dative | kærasta | kærustu | kærasta |
genitive | kærasta | kærustu | kærasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | kærustu | kærustu | kærustu |
accusative | kærustu | kærustu | kærustu |
dative | kærustu | kærustu | kærustu |
genitive | kærustu | kærustu | kærustu |
Derived terms[edit]
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