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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Danish wra, Old West Norse rá f, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (“something crooked”), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ro and Swedish vrå. From Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, cognate with Latvian ròka (“arm, hand”), Lithuanian rankà, Russian рука́ (ruká) and possibly also, via Gaulish, French branche (“branch”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vrå c (singular definite vråen, plural indefinite vråer)
Declension[edit]
Declension of vrå
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Swedish vrā, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō. Doublet of vrång.
Noun[edit]
vrå c
- an (often cramped and secluded) corner of a room or other space
Declension[edit]
| Declension of vrå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | vrå | vrån | vrår | vrårna |
| Genitive | vrås | vråns | vrårs | vrårnas |
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- vrå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vrå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vrå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vrå in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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