ajour

See also: à jour

Danish

Etymology

From French à jour (up-to-date).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asjur/, [aˈɕuɐ̯]

Adjective

ajour

  1. up-to-date
    Synonym: up to date

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

From à +‎ jour.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʒuʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: à jour

Noun

ajour m (plural ajours)

  1. (architecture) aperture, slit that lets in daylight
  2. (textiles) openwork
    Synonym: jour

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: ажур (ažur)
  • Danish: ajour
  • Greek: αζούρ (azoúr)
  • Polish: ażur
  • Romanian: ajur
  • Serbo-Croatian: ažur / ажур
  • Swedish: ajour
  • Ukrainian: ажур (ažur)

Further reading

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French à jour.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈɧuːr/
  • Rhymes: -uːr

Adjective

ajour (comparative mer ajour, superlative mest ajour)

  1. up-to-date
    Synonym: uppdaterad
    hålla sig ajourbe up-to-date

Usage notes

Preferred form by SAOL.[1]

Declension

No inflected forms; compared periphrastically.

References

Further reading