vrå
See also: vra
Danish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Danish wra, Old West Norse rá f, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (“something crooked”), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ro and Swedish vrå. From Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, cognate with Latvian ròka (“arm, hand”), Lithuanian rankà, Russian рука́ (ruká) and possibly also, via Gaulish, French branche (“branch”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]vrå c (singular definite vråen, plural indefinite vråer)
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vrå | vråen | vråer | vråerne |
| genitive | vrås | vråens | vråers | vråernes |
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Swedish vrā, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō. Doublet of vrång.
Noun
[edit]vrå c
- an (often cramped and secluded) corner of a room or other space
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | vrå | vrås |
| definite | vrån | vråns | |
| plural | indefinite | vrår | vrårs |
| definite | vrårna | vrårnas |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- vrå in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vrå in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vrå in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vrå in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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