kår

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kar"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse *koʀ (East), kør (West), from Proto-Germanic *kuzą (“choice”). Cognate with Norwegian kår and Swedish kor. Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to choose”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰɒˀ]

Noun

kår n pl

  1. circumstances, conditions

Declension
Inflection of kår

gender		 Plural
indefinite definite
nominative kår kårene
genitive kårs kårenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

kår

  1. imperative of kåre

Swedish

Etymology

From French corps. Doublet of korpus.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koːr/
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Noun

kår c

  1. a corps, a corporation, a company, a union, a force
  2. a student union
  3. a building of a student union (short for kårhus)
    Vi tänkte gå på kåren och äta, ska du med?
    We're heading for the union to eat, are you joining us?

Usage notes

Not do be confused with kåre, which mostly appears in the plural kårar.

Declension
Declension of kår 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kår kåren kårer kårerna
Genitive kårs kårens kårers kårernas

Derived terms

See also

References
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