svar

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /svɑːˀ/, [ˈs̺ʋɑ̈ˀ] === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”), either derived from the verb svara or inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarō (“solemn statement”), cognate with English swear (compare sværge (“swear”), from Proto-Germanic *swarjaną). Compare also the compound *andaswarō (“reply”) in English answer and Danish ansvar (“responsibility”). ==== Noun ==== svar n (singular definite svaret, plural indefinite svar) answer (response) reply response retort, repartee ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, cognate with Swedish svår, German schwer, Dutch zwaar. Doublet of svær. The Danish form with a is influenced by Middle Low German swār. ==== Adjective ==== svar (neuter svart, plural and definite singular attributive svare) (dated) sore, dire ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== svar imperative of svare === References === “svar” in Den Danske Ordbog == Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /svɛaːɹ/ Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ === Noun === svar n (genitive singular svars, plural svør or svar) reply, answer ==== Declension ==== === See also === spurningur == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /svaːr/ Rhymes: -aːr === Noun === svar n (genitive singular svars, nominative plural svör) answer, reply Synonym: ans n ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== svara == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”). ==== Noun ==== svar n (definite singular svaret, indefinite plural svar, definite plural svara or svarene) an answer, a reply === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== svar imperative of svare === References === “svar” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse svar. === Noun === svar n (definite singular svaret, indefinite plural svar, definite plural svara) an answer, a reply === Verb === svar imperative of svara === References === “svar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *swarō. Related to sverja (“to swear”). === Noun === svar n (genitive svars, plural svǫr) answer, reply ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: svar Faroese: svar Norwegian Bokmål: svar Norwegian Nynorsk: svar Swedish: svar Danish: svar === References === === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “svar”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /svɑːr/ === Noun === svar n answer, response, reply ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === “svar”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === arvs, sarv, vars