sår
Danish
[edit ]Pronunciation
[edit ]Etymology 1
[edit ]From Old Norse sár , from Proto-Germanic *sairą , cognate with English sore , Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍂 (sair). Derived from the following adjective.
Noun
[edit ]sår n (singular definite såret , plural indefinite sår)
Declension
[edit ]| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | sår | såret | sår | sårene |
| genitive | sårs | sårets | sårs | sårenes |
Derived terms
[edit ]References
[edit ]Etymology 2
[edit ]From Old Norse sárr , from Proto-Germanic *sairaz , cognate with English sore , German sehr ("very"), Dutch zeer .
Adjective
[edit ]sår (neuter sårt , plural and definite singular attributive såre )
- sore, worried, distressed
- 1888, Niels Møller, Efteraar[1] , page 100:
- en kvinde dem følger i såreste nød / med tårer i øjet og hjærtet i lue.
- A woman who follows them in her most painful need with tears in her eyes and with her heart on fire.
- 1894, Henrik Pontoppidan, Den gamle Adam[2] :
- Jeg forstod, at jeg med mine Spørgsmaal havde nærmet mig hendes Sjæls saare Punkt.
- I understood that with my questions, I have approached the sore spot of her soul.
Inflection
[edit ]| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite common singular | sår | sårere | sårest 2 |
| indefinite neuter singular | sårt | sårere | sårest 2 |
| plural | såre | sårere | sårest 2 |
| definite attributive1 | såre | sårere | såreste |
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.
Derived terms
[edit ]- såre ("very", adverb)
References
[edit ]Etymology 3
[edit ]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit ]sår
Etymology 4
[edit ]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit ]sår
- imperative of såre
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit ]Etymology 1
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]sår (neuter singular sårt , definite singular and plural såre )
- sore
- en sår hals - a sore throat
Derived terms
[edit ]Etymology 2
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]sår n (definite singular såret , indefinite plural sår, definite plural såra or sårene )
- a wound
- Tiden leger alle sår. - Time heals all wounds.
Derived terms
[edit ]Etymology 3
[edit ]Verb
[edit ]sår
- imperative of såre
- present of så
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit ]Pronunciation
[edit ]Etymology 1
[edit ]Adjective
[edit ]sår (neuter singular sårt , definite singular and plural såre )
Etymology 2
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]sår n (definite singular såret , indefinite plural sår, definite plural såra )
- a wound
Derived terms
[edit ]Etymology 3
[edit ]Verb
[edit ]sår
References
[edit ]- "sår" in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From Old Swedish sar , from Old Norse sár , from Proto-Germanic *sairą .
Pronunciation
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]sår n
- a wound, a puncture of the skin or a mucous membrane
- Han satte ett plåster på såret
- He put a band-aid on the wound
- an ulcer
Usage notes
[edit ]The immediate intuition is of a small wound, though sår also extends to larger and more serious wounds. Whereas you might qualify with "small wound" when describing what you would put a band-aid over in English, just "sår" sounds okay in Swedish.
Declension
[edit ]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | sår | sårs |
| definite | såret | sårets | |
| plural | indefinite | sår | sårs |
| definite | såren | sårens |
Related terms
[edit ]Verb
[edit ]sår
- present indicative of så
References
[edit ]- "sår", in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- "sår", in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- "sår", in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- Svensk MeSH
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