allvar
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse alvara, from an adjective ǫlværr (“benevolent”), maybe from Middle Low German alwār (“true, kind, benevolent”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
allvar n
- seriousness, (in the) earnest, serious business
- Hon menar allvar
- She's serious
- Det är på allvar
- This is serious, this is for real
- Det rådde inget tvivel om allvaret i hennes fråga
- There was no doubt that her question was serious (no doubt of the seriousness of her question)
- Hon menar allvar
Declension[edit]
Declension of allvar | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | allvar | allvaret | — | — |
Genitive | allvars | allvarets | — | — |