alvara
Icelandic
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wēraz. Cognate with Swedish allvar (“seriousness, severity”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈalvaːra/
Noun
alvara f (genitive singular alvöru, no plural)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | alvara | alvaran |
| accusative | alvöru | alvöruna |
| dative | alvöru | alvörunni |
| genitive | alvöru | alvörunnar |
Derived terms
- alvarlega (“earnestly, seriously”)
- alvarlegur (“earnest, serious”)
- alvarleiki (“severity, solemnity”)
- alvörugefinn (“earnest, serious”)
- alvörulaus (“frivolous”)
- alvöruleysi (“frivolity, levity”)
- alvörusvipur (“grave expression”)
- fúlasta alvara