är
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ar"
Finnish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUltimately from Latin er. See äs for further details on the vowel.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editär
- The name of the Latin-script letter R/r.
Declension
editInflection of är (irregular)
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Anagrams
editLuxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with German euer, English your, Icelandic yðar.
Pronunciation
editPronoun
editär
- second-person plural possessive pronoun, nominative or accusative case, feminine or plural object; your
See also
editLuxembourgish possessive pronouns
nominative / accusative | dative | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | plural | |
1st person singular | mäin | meng | mäin | meng | mengem | menger | mengem | mengen |
2nd person singular (informal) | däin | deng | däin | deng | dengem | denger | dengem | dengen |
2nd person singular (formal) | Ären | Är | Äert | Är | Ärem | Ärer | Ärem | Ären |
3rd person singular (m/n) | säin | seng | säin | seng | sengem | senger | sengem | sengen |
3rd person singular (f) | hiren | hir | hiert | hir | hirem | hirer | hirem | hiren |
1st person plural | eisen | eis | eist | eis | eisem | eiser | eisem | eisen |
2nd person plural | ären | är | äert | är | ärem | ärer | ärem | ären |
3rd person plural | hiren | hir | hiert | hir | hirem | hirer | hirem | hiren |
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish ær (third-person singular indicative present of vara), from Old East Norse ᛁᛦ, ᛁᛋ (compare Old West Norse es, later er), from Proto-Norse ᛁᛊ (is), ᛁᛊᛏ (ist), from Proto-Germanic *isti, from Proto-Indo-European *es (“to be”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /æːr/ (careful/spelling pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -æːr
- IPA(key): /eː(r)/, /ɛː(r)/ (casual pronunciation)
- Homophones: E, e, Ä, ä
- Rhymes: -eː, -ɛː
Verb
editär
- present indicative of vara; am/is/are
- Jag är hungrig
- I am hungry
- Han är nöjd
- He is satisfied
- Hon är en tiger
- She is a tiger
- De är pyttesmå
- They are tiny
- Hon är läkare
- She is a doctor (see vara for why there is no article and more examples)
Usage notes
editThe casual pronunciation is not in any way considered sloppy (as a point of reference, it's used in Ingmar Bergman scenes with highly stylized language). The spelling pronunciation can sound over-enunciated if used consistently.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- [1] in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- Schulte, Michael (2006) “Oral Traces in Runic Epigraphy: Evidence from Older and Younger Inscriptions”, in Journal of Germanic Linguistics, volume 8, number 2, Cambridge University Press, , retrieved 16 June 2023, pages 139–140
- vara in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vara in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vara in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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- Rhymes:Swedish/eː
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