vår

See also: vaar and Appendix:Variations of "var"

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vár.

Noun

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

  1. (poetic) spring (season)
Synonyms

See also
Seasons in Danish · årstider (layout · text)
forår, vår (“spring”) sommer (“summer”) efterår, høst (“autumn”) vinter (“winter”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wazą. Related to Icelandic ver, Faroese ver, Swedish var all meaning the same, and Norwegian ver, vær, meaning the same, but also “bag, jar, place to store things”.

Noun

vår n (singular definite våret, plural indefinite vår)

  1. a cover made of cloth, especially as part of bedclothes
Inflection
Declension of vår
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vår våret vår vårene
genitive vårs vårets vårs vårenes

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse vár.

Noun

vår n

  1. spring
  2. digging of the soil in spring

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vár n.

Noun

vår m (definite singular våren, indefinite plural vårer, definite plural vårene)

  1. spring (season)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse várr.

Determiner

vår (neuter singular vårt, plural våre)

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋoːr/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vár n.

Noun

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

  1. spring (season)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse várr.

Determiner

vår (neuter singular vårt, plural våre)

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

References

See also
    Personal pronouns in Nynorsk
Nominative Objective case Genitive/Possessive pronoun
Singular
First person eg, je1 meg min, mi, mitt, mine
Second person du deg din, di, ditt, dine
Third person m han han, honom2 hans
Third person f ho ho, henne hennar, hennes1
Third person n det, dat3 det, dat3 dess 4
Plural
First person me, vi oss vår m
Second person de, dokker dykk, dokker dykkar, dokkar
Third person dei dei, deim2 deira, deires1
Notes
1No longer part of the official written norm. These non-traditional forms were added to the norm to either approach the Samnorsk ideal or certain dialects.
2Traditional forms that are no longer part of the official written norm. Now primarily used in Høgnorsk texts.
3Never part of official Nynorsk/Landsmål. Primarily used before Landsmål received an official written norm.
4Rare or literary

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /voːr/
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Etymology 1

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

Pronoun

vår (possessive)

  1. our; belonging to us
    Synonym: våran (informal)
Declension
Swedish personal pronouns
subject object possessive
singular full full common neuter plural
1st person jag mig, mej3 min mitt mina
2nd person du dig, dej2 din ditt dina
3rd person masculine han honom, han2 hans
3rd person feminine hon henne hennes
3rd person gender-neutral hen1 hen1, henom1 hens1
3rd person common den den dess
3rd person neuter det det dess
3rd person indefinite man or en6 en ens
3rd person reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
plural
1st person vi oss vår, våran2 vårt, vårat2 våra
2nd person ni er, eder5 er, eran2, eder5 ert, erat2, edert5 era, edra5
3rd person de, dom4 dem, dom4 deras
3rd person reflexive — sig, sej3 sin sitt sina
1Not universally accepted.
2Informal
3Colloquial pronunciation spelling sometimes found in colloquial texts.
4Informal pronunciation spelling found very often in informal writings.
5Dated
6Dialectal, also used lately as a gender-neutral alternative to man.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse vár, from Proto-Germanic *wasrą, from Proto-Indo-European *wésr̥.

Noun

vår c

  1. spring; the season between winter and summer
Declension
Declension of vår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vår våren vårar vårarna
Genitive vårs vårens vårars vårarnas
Derived terms
  • vårarbete
  • våras
  • vårbal
  • vårblomma
  • vårblommande
  • vårbrodd
  • vårbruk
  • vårbrytning
  • vårbudget
  • vårbäck
  • vårdag
  • vårdagjämning
  • våreld
  • vårfest
  • vårflod
  • vårflora
  • vårfrisk
  • vårgarderob
  • vårgrön
  • vårgrönska
  • vårhimmel
  • våris
  • vårkanten
  • vårkappa
  • vårklynne
  • vårkollektion
  • vårkonsert
  • vårkrage
  • vårkväll
  • vårkänning
  • vårkänsla
  • vårlig
  • vårlik
  • vårljus
  • vårluft
  • vårlök
  • vårmode
  • vårmorgon
  • vårmusseron
  • vårmånad
  • vårnatt
  • vårning
  • vårplöja
  • vårplöjning
  • vårprimör
  • vårproposition
  • vårregn
  • vårrengöring
  • vårriksdag
  • vårrulle
  • vårsalong
  • vårsession
  • vårsidan
  • vårsol
  • vårstädning
  • vårsäd
  • vårsäde
  • vårsäsong
  • vårså
  • vårsådd
  • vårsång
  • vårtal
  • vårtecken
  • vårtermin
  • vårtrött
  • vårvecka
  • vårvete
  • vårvind
  • vårvinter
  • vårväder
  • vårvärme
  • våryra

References
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