klár

See also: klar and klär

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰlauːr/

  Rhymes: -auːr

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German klar, from Latin clarus (“bright, clear”).

Adjective

klár (comparative klárari, superlative klárastur)

1. clever, sharp bright, certain, knowledgeable

   Synonyms: skarpur, greindur, snjall

2. prepared, ready

   Synonym: tilbúinn

Declension

positive forms of klár

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klár	klár	klárt
	accusative	kláran	klára
	dative	klárum	klárri	kláru
	genitive	klárs	klárrar	klárs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klárir	klárar	klár
	accusative	klára
	dative	klárum
	genitive	klárra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klári	klára	klára
	acc/dat/gen	klára	kláru
	plural (all-case)	kláru

comparative forms of klár

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	klárari	klárari	klárara
	plural (all-case)	klárari

superlative forms of klár

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klárastur	klárust	klárast
	accusative	klárastan	klárasta
	dative	klárustum	klárastri	klárustu
	genitive	klárasts	klárastrar	klárasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klárastir	klárastar	klárust
	accusative	klárasta
	dative	klárustum
	genitive	klárastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klárasti	klárasta	klárasta
	acc/dat/gen	klárasta	klárustu
	plural (all-case)	klárustu

Derived terms

• klárir í bátana! (ready to man the boats!)
• standa klár að
• vera klár á, klár á

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse klárr, from Proto-Germanic *klawaraz.

Noun

klár m (genitive singular klárs, nominative plural klárar)

1. workhorse, horse
   • Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen

     Ríðum, ríðum, rekum yfir sandinn,

     rökkrið er að síða á Herðubreið,

     álfadrottning er að beizla gandinn,

     ekki er gott að verða á hennar leið;

     vænsta klárinn vildi eg gefa til

     að vera kominn ofan í Kiðagil.

     Ride, ride, ride hard across the sands,

     darkness settles over Herðubreið.

     The Queen of the elves bridles her steed -

     be careful not to cross her path.

     My best horse I'd sacrifice

     to be safely back in Kiðagil.

Declension

Declension of klár (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	klár	klárinn	klárar	klárarnir
accusative	klár	klárinn	klára	klárana
dative	klár	klárnum	klárum	klárunum
genitive	klárs	klársins	klára	kláranna

See also

• hestur, hross