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svar

svar

See also: svár, svär, svår, svær, and svär-

Danish

Noun

svar n (singular definite svaret, plural indefinite svar)

  1. answer (response)
  2. reply
  3. response
  4. retort, repartee
Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse svárr.

Adjective

svar

  1. (dated) sore, dire
Inflection
Inflection of svar
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular svar — —2
Neuter singular svart — —2
Plural svare — —2
Definite attributive1 svare — —
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.

Etymology 3

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

svar

  1. imperative of svare

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse svar ‎(“answer, reply”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svɛaːɹ/
    Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ

Noun

svar n (genitive singular svars, plural svør or svar)

  1. reply, answer

Declension

n5 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svar svarið svør svørini
Accusative svar svarið svør svørini
Dative svari svarinum svørum svørunum
Genitive svars svarsins svara svaranna
n3 Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svar svarið svar svarini
Accusative svar svarið svar svarini
Dative svari svarinum svarum svarunum
Genitive svars svarsins svara svaranna

See also

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse svar ‎(“answer, reply”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svaːr/
    Rhymes: -aːr

Noun

svar n ‎(genitive singular svars, nominative plural svör)

  1. answer, reply

Declension

Synonyms

  • (answer): ans n

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse svar ‎(“answer, reply”).

Noun

svar n ‎(definite singular svaret, indefinite plural svar, definite plural svara or svarene)

  1. an answer, a reply

Etymology 2

Verb

svar

  1. imperative of svare

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse svar.

Noun

svar n ‎(definite singular svaret, indefinite plural svar, definite plural svara)

  1. an answer, a reply

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse svar ‎(“answer, reply”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /svɑːr/

Noun

svar n

  1. answer, response, reply

Declension

Inflection of svar 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative svar svaret svar svaren
Genitive svars svarets svars svarens

Related terms

  • svaromål
  • svarsalternativ
  • svarsbrev
  • svarsfrekvens
  • svarsinlaga
  • svarskort
  • svarskupong
  • svarskuvert
  • svarslös
  • svarslöshet
  • svarsnot
  • svarsporto
  • svarsprocent
  • svarssignal
  • svarsskrivelse
  • svarstal
  • svarstalong
  • svarstelegram
  • svarston
  • svarsvisit

References

Etymology

From Old Norse svar ‎(“answer, reply”).

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