forsvar

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Danish

Etymology

for- +‎ svar
From the verb forsvare.

Noun

forsvar n (singular definite forsvaret, plural indefinite forsvar)

  1. defence

Inflection

Declension of forsvar
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative forsvar forsvaret forsvar forsvarene
genitive forsvars forsvarets forsvars forsvarenes

References

Icelandic

Noun

forsvar n (genitive singular forsvars, no plural)

  1. leadership of and responsibility for an organization

Declension

Declension of forsvar (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative forsvar forsvarið
accusative forsvar forsvarið
dative forsvari forsvarinu
genitive forsvars forsvarsins

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb forsvare.

Noun

forsvar n (definite singular forsvaret, indefinite plural forsvar, definite plural forsvara or forsvarene)

  1. defence (UK), or defense (US)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

forsvar

  1. imperative of forsvare

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the verb forsvara (“to defend”).

Pronunciation

Noun

forsvar n (definite singular forsvaret, indefinite plural forsvar, definite plural forsvara)

  1. defence
    Kva har du å seia i forsvaret ditt?
    What's your defence?
  2. military force
    Forsvaret i landet hadde investert i nye jagarfly.
    The military forces of the country had invested in new jet fighters.

Derived terms

Verb

forsvar

  1. imperative of forsvara

References

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