vår

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /vɔːˀr/, [ˈʋɒˀ]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vár n, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish vår. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥, which is also the source of Latin vēr, Ancient Greek ἔαρ (éar).

Noun

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vår c (singular definite våren, not used in plural form)

  1. (season, poetic) spring
    Synonym: forår
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References

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Seasons in Danish · årstider (layout · text) · category
forår (spring) sommer (summer) efterår (autumn) vinter (winter)

Etymology 2

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From Old East Norse *waʀ, (Old West Norse ver), from Proto-Germanic *wazą, cognate to Swedish var, Norwegian ver, vær. The noun is related to the verb Proto-Germanic *wazjaną (to clothe) (cf. English wear).

Noun

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vår n (singular definite våret, plural indefinite vår)

  1. case (a cover made of cloth, especially as part of bedclothes)
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Norn

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vár, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą.

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Noun

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vår n

  1. spring
  2. digging of the soil in spring

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse vár n.

Noun

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vår m (definite singular våren, uncountable)

  1. spring (season)
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See also

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Seasons in Norwegian Bokmål · årstider (layout · text) · category
vår (spring) sommer (summer) høst (autumn) vinter (winter)

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse várr.

Determiner

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vår (neuter singular vårt, plural våre)

  1. our (belonging to us)
  2. ours (pronoun in English)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Determiner

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vår (masculine and feminine singular vår, neuter singular vårt, plural våre)

  1. our (belonging to us)
  2. ours (pronoun in English)

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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse vár n, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥ (spring).

Noun

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vår m (definite singular våren, indefinite plural vårar, definite plural vårane)

  1. spring (season)
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See also

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Seasons in Norwegian Nynorsk · årstider (layout · text) · category
vår (spring) sumar (summer) haust (autumn) vetter (winter)

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Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /voːr/, [voə̯ɾ̪]
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Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish vār, Old Norse várr, from Proto-Germanic *unseraz.

Pronoun

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vår (possessive)

  1. our; belonging to us
    Synonym: (informal) våran
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse vár, from Proto-Germanic *wazrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wósr̥.

Noun

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vår c

  1. spring; the season between winter and summer
    Synonym: (dialectal) låding
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Declension of vår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vår våren vårar vårarna
Genitive vårs vårens vårars vårarnas
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