kvar

See also: KVAR, kVAR, kVAr, and kvär

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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 quartus (“fourth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kvar/

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: 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

Deverbal from kváriti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʋâːr/

Noun

kvȃr m inan (Cyrillic spelling ква̑р)

1. defect, fault

   Ne vidim nikakav kvar. ― I don't see any defect.

   Moj auto je u kvaru. ― My car is defect.

Declension

Declension of kvar

	singular	plural
nominative	kvar	kvarovi
genitive	kvara	kvarova
dative	kvaru	kvarovima
accusative	kvar	kvarove
vocative	kvare	kvarovi
locative	kvaru	kvarovima
instrumental	kvarom	kvarovima

Related terms

• kváriti
• pokvaren

Further reading

• “kvar”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

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 (in Slovene), 2014–2025

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.

Anagrams

• krav, vrak