en bår
Meaning
stretcher
In Swedish: ett slags säng att bära en sjuk på
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en bår |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | båren |
| Plural, indefinite | bårar |
| Plural, definite | bårarna |
bår is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor bår, den stora båren. Check another noun
Practise bår
1 / 2Is it en bår or ett bår?
Words built with bår
- bårbärare stretcher-bearer
Questions
What does bår mean in English?
bår means “stretcher”.
Is it en bår or ett bår?
It is en bår, and “the stretcher” is båren.
What is the plural of bår?
The plural of bår is bårar, and the definite plural is bårarna.
Origin
From Old Norse bára, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-.
Nearby common words
bår is number 6,724 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 6,720krympling cripple
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- 6,722efterlysning all-points bulletin
- 6,723bly lead
- 6,725genant embarrassing, awkward
- 6,726kap haul, find
- 6,727mucka grumble, demob, demobilize
- 6,728originell eccentric
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