klar

See also: Klar, klár, and klär

English

Noun

klar (plural klar)

  1. In Karen animism, one of the thirty-seven spirits that are said to embody every individual.

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Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰl̥ɑˀ]
  • Rhymes: -aːˀr

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus (clear).

Adjective

klar

  1. clear
  2. bright
  3. plain
  4. distinct
  5. lucid
  6. conscious
Inflection
Inflection of klar
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular klar klarere klarest2
Neuter singular klart klarere klarest2
Plural klare klarere klarest2
Definite attributive1 klare klarere klareste
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.
Derived terms

Adjective

klar (uninflected)

  1. ready
  2. willing

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

klar

  1. imperative of klare

German

Etymology

From Middle High German klār, clār, formally from Middle Dutch claer and reinforced by Old French cler, both from Latin clārus (bright).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kläː(ɐ̯)] [kl̥äː(ʁ)]
  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [kɫɑː], [kɫ̥ɑː], [kʟ̥ɑː] (Austrian German)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯, -aː

Adjective

klar (strong nominative masculine singular klarer, comparative klarer, superlative am klarsten)

  1. clear; transparent; bright
  2. clear; unambiguous; understood
    Synonym: eindeutig

Declension

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Adverb

klar

  1. (colloquial) obviously, surely
    Synonyms: gewiss, sicher, freilich, selbstverständlich

Interjection

klar!

  1. okay!; sure!; all right!
  2. (sarcastically) yeah, right! (sarcastic expression of disbelief)

Derived terms

References

  1. Friedrich Kluge (1989), “klar”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German klār and Old Norse klárr, from Latin clārus (clear).

Adjective

klar (neuter singular klart, definite singular and plural klare, comparative klarere, indefinite superlative klarest, definite superlative klareste)

  1. clear
  2. bright
  3. plain
  4. distinct
  5. lucid
  6. conscious
  7. ready (not comparable)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See klare (to handle, to manage).

Verb

klar

  1. imperative of klare

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klɑːr/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse klárr, from Middle Low German klār, from Latin clārus (clear).

Alternative forms

Adjective

klar (neuter singular klart, definite singular and plural klare, comparative klarare, indefinite superlative klarast, definite superlative klaraste)

  1. clear
  2. bright
  3. plain
  4. distinct
  5. lucid
  6. conscious
  7. ready (not comparable)
  8. exhausted, tired (dialectal, Trøndelag)
Derived terms

Verb

klar

  1. imperative of klare

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Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German klar, from Latin clarus (bright, clear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklɑːr/
  • (file)

Adjective

klar (comparative klarare, superlative klarast)

  1. ready, finished, done
    Middagen är klar!
    Dinner's ready!
  2. ready
    Vi är klara att börja
    We are ready to begin
    Synonym: redo
  3. clear; without clouds
  4. clear; free of ambiguity; easy to understand
  5. completely transparent
    Klar som kristall.
    Clear as crystal.

Declension

Inflection of klar
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular klar klarare klarast
Neuter singular klart klarare klarast
Plural klara klarare klarast
Masculine plural3 klare klarare klarast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 klare klarare klaraste
All klara klarare klaraste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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