kjör

See also: kjør and kjǫr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjǫr, from Proto-Germanic *kuzą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cʰœːr/

  Rhymes: -œːr

Noun

kjör n (genitive singular kjörs, nominative plural kjör)

1. (especially in the singular) election
2. (in the plural) terms, conditions
3. (in the plural) living conditions

Declension

Declension of kjör (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kjör	kjörið	kjör	kjörin
accusative	kjör	kjörið	kjör	kjörin
dative	kjöri	kjörinu	kjörum	kjörunum
genitive	kjörs	kjörsins	kjöra1, kjara	kjöranna1, kjaranna

¹Only in the sense "election".

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “kjör”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “kjör” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)