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
2. prepared, ready

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	klár	klár	klárt
accusative	kláran	klára	klárt
dative	klárum	klárri	kláru
genitive	klárs	klárrar	klárs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	klárir	klárar	klár
accusative	klára	klárar	klár
dative	klárum	klárum	klárum
genitive	klárra	klárra	klárra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	klári	klára	klára
accusative	klára	kláru	klára
dative	klára	kláru	klára
genitive	klára	kláru	klára
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	kláru	kláru	kláru
accusative	kláru	kláru	kláru
dative	kláru	kláru	kláru
genitive	kláru	kláru	kláru

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	klárari	klárari	klárara
accusative	klárari	klárari	klárara
dative	klárari	klárari	klárara
genitive	klárari	klárari	klárara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	klárari	klárari	klárari
accusative	klárari	klárari	klárari
dative	klárari	klárari	klárari
genitive	klárari	klárari	klárari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	klárastur	klárust	klárast
accusative	klárastan	klárasta	klárast
dative	klárustum	klárastri	klárustu
genitive	klárasts	klárastrar	klárasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	klárastir	klárastar	klárust
accusative	klárasta	klárastar	klárust
dative	klárustum	klárustum	klárustum
genitive	klárastra	klárastra	klárastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	klárasti	klárasta	klárasta
accusative	klárasta	klárustu	klárasta
dative	klárasta	klárustu	klárasta
genitive	klárasta	klárustu	klárasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	klárustu	klárustu	klárustu
accusative	klárustu	klárustu	klárustu
dative	klárustu	klárustu	klárustu
genitive	klárustu	klárustu	klárustu

Synonyms

• (clever): skarpur, greindur, snjall
• (ready): tilbúinn

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.

See also

• hestur, hross