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kær

kær

See also: ker, kaer, kér, kêr, kär, Kär, and keř

Danish

Adjective

kær

  1. dear

Inflection

Inflection of kær
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular kær 2
Neuter singular kært 2
Plural kære 2
Definite attributive1 kære
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.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kærr, from Old French chier, cher, from Latin cārus, from Proto-Indo-European *kār- (dear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cʰaiːr/
  • Rhymes: -aiːr

Adjective

kær (comparative kærari, superlative kærastur)

  1. dear

Derived terms

Inflection