åra
See also: aara and Appendix:Variations of "ara"
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editåra m sg or f sg
Alternative forms
editEtymology 2
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editåra n pl
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editåra f
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editåra n
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse ár, from Proto-Germanic *airō (“oar”). Cognate with Finnish airo.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editåra c
- an oar
- Vem kan segla förutan vind, vem kan ro utan åror?(folk song lyrics)
- Who can sail without wind, who can row without oars?
Declension
editDeclension of åra
Derived terms
edit- akteråra
- bogåra
- högeråra
- paddelåra
- styråra
- vrickåra
- vänsteråra
- årtag (“a stroke with oars (or an oar)”)
See also
edit- paddel (“paddle”)
References
edit- åra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- åra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- åra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- åra in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- åra in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)
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