From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”), either derived from the verb svara or inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarō (“solemn statement”), cognate with English swear. Compare also the compound *andaswarō (“reply”) in English answer and Danish ansvar (“responsibility”).
svar n (singular definite svaret, plural indefinite svar)
From Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, cognate with Swedish svår, German schwer, Dutch zwaar. Doublet of svær. The Danish form with a is influenced by Middle Low German swār.
svar (neuter svart, plural and definite singular attributive svare)
| Inflection of svar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | svar | svarere | svarest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | svart | svarere | svarest2 |
| Plural | svare | svarere | svarest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | svare | svarere | svareste |
| 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. | |||
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
svar
From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”).
svar n (genitive singular svars, plural svør or svar)
| Declension of svar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n5 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | svar | svarið | svør | svørini |
| accusative | svar | svarið | svør | svørini |
| dative | svari | svarinum | svørum | svørunum |
| genitive | svars | svarsins | svara | svaranna |
| Declension of svar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | svar | svarið | svar | svarini |
| accusative | svar | svarið | svar | svarini |
| dative | svari | svarinum | svarum | svarunum |
| genitive | svars | svarsins | svara | svaranna |
From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”).
svar n (genitive singular svars, nominative plural svör)
From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”).
svar n (definite singular svaret, indefinite plural svar, definite plural svara or svarene)
svar
svar n (definite singular svaret, indefinite plural svar, definite plural svara)
svar
From Proto-Germanic *swarjaną. Related to sverja (“to swear”).
svar n (genitive svars, plural svǫr)
From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”).
svar n
| Declension of svar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | svar | svaret | svar | svaren |
| Genitive | svars | svarets | svars | svarens |