ära

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Elfdalian

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse eyra, from Proto-Germanic *ausô. Cognate with Swedish ära.

Noun

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ära n

  1. ear
Inflection
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Verb

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ära

  1. to hear
Inflection
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse heyra, from Proto-Germanic *hauzijaną. Cognate with Swedish höra.

Noun

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ära f

  1. honour
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Estonian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *älä- (negative imperative stem). Cognate to Finnish älä.

Verb

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ära

  1. second-person singular imperative of ei (negative verb): do not/don’t

Etymology 2

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Related to eri.

Adverb

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ära (not comparable)

  1. away
    Mine ära!
    Go away!
  2. forms perfective verbs
    1. sööma (to eat)ära sööma (to eat (perfective))
    2. tapma (to kill)ära tapma (to murder, to kill (perfective))

Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German ēre, from Old Saxon ēra (renown, glory, honor). Cognate with Icelandic æra and Faroese æra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²æːra/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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ära c

  1. honor, glory; an objectification of praiseworthiness

Declension

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Declension of ära 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ära äran äror ärorna
Genitive äras ärans ärors ärornas

Derived terms

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Verb

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ära (present ärar, preterite ärade, supine ärat, imperative ära)

  1. to honor; to show respect for
  2. (dated) to honor; to conform to, abide by, act in accordance with (an agreement, request, or the like)

Conjugation

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References

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  • ära in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Further reading

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