bærbar

Danish

Etymology

bære +‎ -bar

Adjective

bærbar (neuter bærbart, plural and definite singular attributive bærbare, not comparable)

  1. (of electronics, especially personal computers) portable
    • 2017, Mons Kallentoft, Markus Lutteman, Bambi, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:
      Et par røde, højhælede sko står sirligt stillet ved siden af en bærbar højttaler.
      A pair of red, high-heeled shoes are neatly placed next to a portable loudspeaker.
    • 1999, Hugo Roest, Arbejdsmarkedets håndbog:
      Hvis dette ikke er muligt eller rimeligt, skal de ansatte være forsynet med en bærbar lygte, som er beskyttet imod stød og slag.
      If this is not possible or reasonable, the employees must be equipped with a portable light, protected against jolts and strikes.
  2. (nominally, common gender) laptop
    Jeg har brug for en ny bærbar.
    I need a new laptop.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bære +‎ -bar.

Adjective

bærbar (neuter bærbart, plural bærbare)

  1. portable (literally "that can be carried")
    bærbar datamaskin / bærbar PC
    a laptop

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