våras

See also: varas, Varas, varaš, varás, varās, and várás

Swedish

Etymology

From vår +‎ -as.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²voːras/
• Rhymes: -²oːras

Noun

våras

1. adverbial genitive form of vår

Usage notes

• Only found in the expression i våras (“last spring”).

Verb

våras (present våras, preterite vårades, supine vårats, imperative våras)

1. (deponent) to be turning into spring
2. (deponent, figuratively) to approach better times

Declension

Conjugation of våras (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	—		våras
supine	—		vårats
imperative	—		våras
imper. plural1	—		vårens
	present	past	present	past
indicative	—	—	våras	vårades
ind. plural1	—	—	våras	vårades
subjunctive2	—	—	våres	vårades
present participle		—
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• våras in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• våras in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• våras in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• svåra