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fjære

fjære

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • fjøre (Nynorsk also)

Noun

fjære f, m (definite singular fjæra or fjæren, indefinite plural fjærer, definite plural fjærene)

  1. low tide
  2. (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore

Synonyms

  • ebbe
  • lavvann, lågvatn (Nynorsk also), lågvann, lavvatn

Antnonyms

  • flo
  • høyvann, høgvatn (Nynorsk also), høgvann, høyvatn

Derived terms

  • flo og fjære (ebb and flow)

See also

Verb

fjære (imperative fjær, present tense fjærer, simple past fjæra or fjæret, past participle fjæra or fjæret)

  1. to ebb, flow back

References

“fjære” in The Bokmål Dictionary.


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • fjøre (Bokmål also)

Etymology

From Old Norse fjara (to ebb, flow back). Compare Faroese fjøra, fjara, Icelandic fjara

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fjæːre/, [ˈfjæː.ɾə]

Noun

fjære f (definite singular fjæra, indefinite plural fjærer, definite plural fjærene)

  1. low tide
  2. (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore

Synonyms

Antnonyms

  • flod
  • høgvatn (Bokmål also)

See also

  • tidvatn (Bokmål also)

Verb

fjære (imperative fjær, present tense fjærar, simple past fjæra, past participle fjæra)

  1. to ebb, flow back

Alternative forms

References

“fjære” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.