åra

See also: aara and Appendix:Variations of "ara"

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

åra m sg or f sg

  1. definite singular of åre
Alternative forms

Alternative forms

Noun

åra n pl

  1. definite plural of år

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²oː.rɑ/, /ˈoː.rɑ/

Noun

åra f

  1. definite singular of åre
  2. definite singular of år

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈoː.rɑ/

Noun

åra n

  1. definite plural of år (Etymology 1)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *airō (“oar”). Cognate with Finnish airo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²oːra/

Noun

åra c

  1. an oar
    Vem kan segla förutan vind, vem kan ro utan åror?
    Who can sail without wind, who can row without oars?
    (folk song lyrics)

Declension
Declension of åra 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative åra åran åror årorna
Genitive åras årans årors årornas

Derived terms
  • årtag (“a stroke with oars (or an oar)”)

See also

References

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