allvar

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse alvara, from an adjective ǫlværr ‎(“benevolent”), maybe from Middle Low German alwār ‎(“true, kind, benevolent”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

allvar n

1. 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)

Declension

Declension of allvar

	uncountable		uncountable
Neuter	indefinite	definite
nominative	allvar	allvaret
genitive	allvars	allvarets