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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)
Synonyms
Antnonyms
Derived terms
- flo og fjære (“ebb and flow”)
See also
- tidevann, tidvatn (Nynorsk also)
Verb
fjære (imperative fjær, present tense fjærer, simple past fjæra or fjæret, past participle fjæra or fjæret)
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)
Synonyms
- ebbe
- lågvatn
Antnonyms
- flod
- høgvatn (Bokmål also)
See also
- tidvatn (Bokmål also)
Verb
fjære (imperative fjær, present tense fjærar, simple past fjæra, past participle fjæra)
Alternative forms
References
“fjære” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.