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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse ker (“tub, vessel, goblet”), from Proto-Germanic *kazą (“vessel, vat, tub, barrel”), from *kas- (“to throw, toss, raise, bring up”), of unknown origin. Doublet of kar.
Pronunciation
Noun
kjer n (definite singular kjeret, indefinite plural kjer, definite plural kjera or kjerene)
- (dialectal, fishing) a device consisting of a chamber with a wedge-shaped entrance for catching salmon or trout in rivers
References
- “kjer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kjer” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “kjer” in Store norske leksikon
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъde and *že.
Pronunciation
Adverb
kjẹ̑r
- where
Further reading
- “kjer”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran