åra

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See also: aara and Appendix:Variations of "ara"

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

åra m sg or f sg

  1. definite singular of åre
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Noun

åra n pl

  1. definite plural of år

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²oː.rɑ/, /ˈoː.rɑ/

Noun

åra f

  1. definite singular of åre
  2. definite singular of år

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

åra n

  1. definite plural of år (Etymology 1)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *airō (“oar”). Cognate with Finnish airo.

Pronunciation

Noun

åra c

  1. an oar
    Vem kan segla förutan vind, vem kan ro utan åror?
    Who can sail without wind, who can row without oars?
    (folk song lyrics)

Declension

Declension of åra 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative åra åran åror årorna
Genitive åras årans årors årornas

Derived terms

  • årtag (“a stroke with oars (or an oar)”)

See also

References

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