alvara

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Icelandic

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wēraz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈalvaːra/

Noun

alvara f (genitive singular alvöru, no plural)

earnestness, seriousness

Declension

Declension of alvara (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	alvara	alvaran
accusative	alvöru	alvöruna
dative	alvöru	alvörunni
genitive	alvöru	alvörunnar

Derived terms

alvarlega (“earnestly, seriously”)
alvarlegur (“earnest, serious”)
alvarleiki (“severity, solemnity”)
alvörugefinn (“earnest, serious”)
alvörulaus (“frivolous”)
alvöruleysi (“frivolity, levity”)
alvörusvipur (“grave expression”)
fúlasta alvara

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