kjör

See also: kjør and kjǫr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kjǫr, from Proto-Germanic *kuzą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cʰœːr/
    Rhymes: -œːr

Noun

kjör n (genitive singular kjörs, nominative plural kjör)

  1. (especially in the singular) election
  2. (in the plural) terms, conditions
  3. (in the plural) living conditions

Declension

Declension of kjör (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kjör kjörið kjör kjörin
accusative kjör kjörið kjör kjörin
dative kjöri kjörinu kjörum kjörunum
genitive kjörs kjörsins kjöra1, kjara kjöranna1, kjaranna

1Only in the sense "election".

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “kjör”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “kjör” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
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