jordbær

Danish

jordbær

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrðber, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją; equivalent to jord (“earth, soil, ground”) + bær (“berry”), as the berries are close to the ground, cognate with Icelandic jarðarber, Old Swedish iordhbær, Old English eorþberiġe, Dutch aardbei, and German Erdbeere.

Noun

jordbær n (singular definite jordbærret, plural indefinite jordbær)

1. strawberry (fruit)

Inflection

Declension of jordbær

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jordbær	jordbærret	jordbær	jordbærrene
genitive	jordbærs	jordbærrets	jordbærs	jordbærrenes

Noun

jordbær c (singular definite jordbærren, plural indefinite jordbær)

1. (botany) strawberry

Inflection

Declension of jordbær

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	jordbær	jordbærren	jordbær	jordbærrene
genitive	jordbærs	jordbærrens	jordbærs	jordbærrenes

References

• “jordbær” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrðber, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją; equivalent to jord +‎ bær; cognate with Icelandic jarðarber, Old Swedish iordhbær, Old English eorþberiġe, Dutch aardbei, and German Erdbeere.

Pronunciation

• jordbær:

  (file)

Noun

jordbær n (definite singular jordbæret, indefinite plural jordbær, definite plural jordbæra or jordbærene)

1. a strawberry (plant and fruit)

References

• “jordbær” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse jǫrðber, from Proto-Germanic *erþōbazją; equivalent to jord +‎ bær; cognate with Icelandic jarðarber, Old Swedish iordhbær, Old English eorþberiġe, Dutch aardbei, and German Erdbeere.

Noun

jordbær n (definite singular jordbæret, indefinite plural jordbær, definite plural jordbæra)

1. a strawberry (plant and fruit)

References

• “jordbær” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.