kær
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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kjarr, from Proto-Germanic *kerzą (“brushwood”), cf. Swedish kärr.
Noun
kær n (singular definite kærret, plural indefinite kær)
Declension
Declension of kær
Derived terms
References
“kær,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Old Norse kærr, likely from Old Norman ker, quer (Old French chier, cher), from Latin cārus.
Adjective
kær (neuter kært, plural and definite singular attributive kære)
Inflection
Inflection of kær | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | kær | kærere | kærest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | kært | kærere | kærest2 |
Plural | kære | kærere | kærest2 |
Definite attributive1 | kære | kærere | kæreste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
References
“kær,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kærr, likely from Old Northern French ker, quer (Old French chier, cher), from Latin cārus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kær (comparative kærari, superlative kærastur)
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
comparative
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | kærari | kærari | kærara |
accusative | kærari | kærari | kærara |
dative | kærari | kærari | kærara |
genitive | kærari | kærari | kærara |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | kærari | kærari | kærari |
accusative | kærari | kærari | kærari |
dative | kærari | kærari | kærari |
genitive | kærari | kærari | kærari |
superlative (strong declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | kærastur | kærust | kærast |
accusative | kærastan | kærasta | kærast |
dative | kærustum | kærastri | kærustu |
genitive | kærasts | kærastrar | kærasts |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | kærastir | kærastar | kærust |
accusative | kærasta | kærastar | kærust |
dative | kærustum | kærustum | kærustum |
genitive | kærastra | kærastra | kærastra |
superlative (weak declension)
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | kærasti | kærasta | kærasta |
accusative | kærasta | kærustu | kærasta |
dative | kærasta | kærustu | kærasta |
genitive | kærasta | kærustu | kærasta |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | kærustu | kærustu | kærustu |
accusative | kærustu | kærustu | kærustu |
dative | kærustu | kærustu | kærustu |
genitive | kærustu | kærustu | kærustu |
Derived terms
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