kår

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kar"

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse *koʀ (East), kør (West), from Proto-Germanic *kuzą (“choice”). Cognate with Norwegian kår and Swedish kor. Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kår n pl

  1. circumstances, conditions

Declension[edit]

Inflection of kår

gender 		Plural
indefinite definite
nominative kår kårene
genitive kårs kårenes

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Verb[edit]

kår

  1. imperative of kåre

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French corps. Doublet of korpus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kår c

  1. a corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a force
  2. a student union
  3. a building of a student union (short for kårhus)
    Vi tänkte gå på kåren och äta, ska du med?
    We're heading for the union to eat, are you joining us?

Usage notes[edit]

Not do be confused with kåre, which mostly appears in the plural kårar.

Declension[edit]

Declension of kår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kår kåren kårer kårerna
Genitive kårs kårens kårers kårernas

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