# svar
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /svɑːˀ/, [ˈs̺ʋɑ̈ˀ]

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”), either derived from the verb svara or inherited from Proto-Germanic *swarō (“solemn statement”), cognate with English swear. Compare also the compound *andaswarō (“reply”) in English answer and Danish ansvar (“responsibility”).

#### Noun

svar n (singular definite svaret, plural indefinite svar)
* answer (response)
* reply
* response
* retort, repartee

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From Old Norse svárr, from Proto-Germanic *swēraz, cognate with Swedish svår, German schwer, Dutch zwaar. Doublet of svær. The Danish form with a is influenced by Middle Low German swār.

#### Adjective

svar (neuter svart, plural and definite singular attributive svare)
* (dated) sore, dire

##### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

svar
* imperative of svare

### References

* “svar” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /svɛaːɹ/
    Rhymes: -ɛaːɹ

### Noun

svar n (genitive singular svars, plural svør or svar)
* reply, answer

#### Declension
### See also

* spurningur

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /svaːr/
    Rhymes: -aːr

### Noun

svar n (genitive singular svars, nominative plural svör)
* answer, reply
    Synonym: ans n

#### Related terms

* svara

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”).

#### Noun

svar n (definite singular svaret, indefinite plural svar, definite plural svara or svarene)
* an answer, a reply

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

svar
* imperative of svare

### References

* “svar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse svar.

### Noun

svar n (definite singular svaret, indefinite plural svar, definite plural svara)
* an answer, a reply

### Verb

svar
* imperative of svara

### References

* “svar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swarō. Related to sverja (“to swear”).

### Noun

svar n (genitive svars, plural svǫr)
* answer, reply

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: svar
* Faroese: svar
* Norwegian Bokmål: svar
* Norwegian Nynorsk: svar
* Swedish: svar
* Danish: svar

### References

* ↑ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “3022”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 3022

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “svar”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse svar (“answer, reply”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /svɑːr/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

svar n
* answer, response, reply

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | svar | svars |
| singular | definite | svaret | svarets |
| plural | indefinite | svar | svars |
| plural | definite | svaren | svarens |

#### Related terms

* ansvar
* brevsvar
* försvar
* provsvar
* svara
* svarande
* svarare
* svaromål
* svarsalternativ
* svarsbrev
* svarsfrekvens
* svarsinlaga
* svarskort
* svarskupong
* svarskuvert
* svarslös
* svarslöshet
* svarsnot
* svarsporto
* svarsprocent
* svarssignal
* svarsskrivelse
* svarstal
* svarstalong
* svarstelegram
* svarston
* svarsvisit

### References

* svar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

### Anagrams

* arvs, sarv, vars