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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sár, from Proto-Germanic *sairą, cognate with English sore, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍂 (sair). Derived from the following adjective.
Noun
sår n (singular definite såret, plural indefinite sår)
- wound
Declension
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse sárr, from Proto-Germanic *sairaz, cognate with English sore, German sehr (“very”), Dutch zeer.
Adjective
sår (neuter sårt, plural and definite singular attributive såre)
- sore, worried, distressed
1888, Niels Møller, Efteraar, page 100:en kvinde dem følger i såreste nød / med tårer i øjet og hjærtet i lue.- A woman who follows them in her most painful need with tears in her eyes and with her heart on fire.
1894, Henrik Pontoppidan, Den gamle Adam:Jeg forstod, at jeg med mine Spørgsmaal havde nærmet mig hendes Sjæls saare Punkt.- I understood that with my questions, I have approached the sore spot of her soul.
Inflection
Inflection of sår
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Positive
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Comparative
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Superlative
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Indefinte common singular
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sår
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sårere
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sårest2
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Indefinite neuter singular
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sårt
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sårere
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sårest2
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Plural
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såre
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sårere
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sårest2
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Definite attributive1
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såre
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sårere
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såreste
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1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.
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Derived terms
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Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sår
- present tense of så
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sår
- imperative of såre
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sárr.
Adjective
sår (neuter singular sårt, definite singular and plural såre)
- sore
- en sår hals - a sore throat
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse sár.
Noun
sår n (definite singular såret, indefinite plural sår, definite plural såra or sårene)
- a wound
- Tiden leger alle sår. - Time heals all wounds.
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
sår
- imperative of såre
- present of så
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse sárr.
Adjective
sår (neuter singular sårt, definite singular and plural såre)
- sore
Etymology 2
From Old Norse sár.
Noun
sår n (definite singular såret, indefinite plural sår, definite plural såra)
- a wound
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
sår
- present of så
References
- “sår” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sar, from Old Norse sár, from Proto-Germanic *sairą.
Pronunciation
Noun
sår n
- a wound, a puncture of the skin or a mucous membrane
Han satte ett plåster på såret- He put a band-aid on the wound
- an ulcer
Usage notes
The immediate intuition is of a small wound, though sår also extends to larger and more serious wounds. Whereas you might qualify with "small wound" when describing what you would put a band-aid over in English, just "sår" sounds okay in Swedish.
Declension
Verb
sår
- present indicative of så
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