kvar

See also: KVAR, kVAR, kVAr, and kvär

Esperanto

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Cardinal: kvar     Ordinal: kvara     Adverbial: kvare     Multiplier: kvarobla, kvaropa     Fractional: kvarona, kvarono

Etymology

From Latin quar-, analyzed as the root of quārtus (“fourth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvar/

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: kvar

Numeral

kvar

1. four (4)

Derived terms

• kvaro

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋɑːr/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvárr, hvarr, hverr.

Alternative forms

• qvær (archaic spelling)
• kvør (dialectal)

Determiner

kvar (neuter kvart)

1. each

   Kvar og ein av oss.

   Each and every one of us.

2. every

   Kvar måndag.

   Every monday.

Derived terms

• kvardag
• gå kvar til sitt
• til kvar sin smak

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hvar.

Adverb

kvar

1. where

   Synonym: kor

   Kvar ligg byen?

   Where is the city situated?

Etymology 3

Compare with Swedish kvar.

Adjective

kvar (neuter kvart, definite singular and plural kvare, comparative kvarare, indefinite superlative kvarast, definite superlative kvaraste)

1. tranquil

References

• “kvar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kvarъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋâːr/

Noun

kvȃr m inan (Cyrillic spelling ква̑р)

1. defect, fault

   Nè vidīm nȉkakav kvȃr. ― I don't see any defect.

   Mȏj àuto je u kváru. ― My car has a fault. (literally, “My car is in defect.”)

Declension

Declension of kvar

	singular	plural
nominative	kvȃr	kvȁrovi / kvárovi
genitive	kvȃra	kvȁrōvā / kvárōvā
dative	kvȃru	kvȁrovima / kvárovima
accusative	kvȃr	kvȁrove / kvárove
vocative	kvȃre	kvȁrovi / kvárovi
locative	kváru	kvȁrovima / kvárovima
instrumental	kvȃrom	kvȁrovima / kvárovima

Related terms

• kváriti
• pòkvāren

References

• “kvar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Further reading

• Pero Budmani, editor (1898–1903), “kvar”, in Rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika‎^[1] (in Serbo-Croatian), volume 5, Zagreb: JAZU, page 847

Slovene

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋáːr/

Noun

kvȃr m inan

1. damage

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative	kvár
genitive	kvára
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kvár
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kvára
dative (dajȃlnik)	kváru
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kvár
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kváru
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kvárom

Further reading

• “kvar”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “kvar”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kvirr, kyrr, from Proto-Germanic *kwerruz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvɑːr/

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Adjective

kvar

1. left, remaining

   Det är två kakor kvar

   There are two remaining cookies

Usage notes

Often as vara kvar: "(to) remain", "(to) be left", or as bli kvar: "be left behind", "(to) stay behind"

See also

• kvarbli
• kvarstanna
• kvarvarande

Further reading

• “kvar”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• krav, vrak