fjære
Norwegian Bokmål
 flo |  fjære |
Alternative forms
- fjøre
Etymology
From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”). Compare with Faroese fjøra, fjara, Icelandic fjara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjæːre/, [ˈfjæː.ɾə]
Noun
fjære f or m (definite singular fjæra or fjæren, indefinite plural fjærer, definite plural fjærene)
- low tide, ebb, ebb tide
- (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore
Synonyms
- ebbe
- lavvann, lågvatn (Nynorsk also), lågvann, lavvatn
Antonyms
- flo
- høyvann, høgvatn (Nynorsk also), høgvann, høyvatn
Derived terms
- flo og fjære (“ebb and flow”)
See also
- tidevann, tidvatn (Nynorsk also)
Verb
fjære (imperative fjær, present tense fjærer, simple past fjæra or fjæret, past participle fjæra or fjæret)
- to ebb, flow back
References
“fjære” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- fjøre
Etymology
From Old Norse fjara (“to ebb, flow back”). Compare with Faroese fjøra, fjara, Icelandic fjara
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjæːre/, [ˈfjæː.ɾə]
Noun
fjære f (definite singular fjæra, indefinite plural fjærer, definite plural fjærene)
- low tide, ebb, ebb tide
- (hydrology) intertidal zone, foreshore
Synonyms
- ebbe
- lågvatn
Antonyms
- flod
- høgvatn (Bokmål also)
See also
- tidvatn (Bokmål also)
Verb
fjære (imperative fjær, present tense fjærar, simple past fjæra, past participle fjæra)
- to ebb, flow back
Alternative forms
- fjæra (Split infinitive)
References
“fjære” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.