vrå
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish wra, Old West Norse rá f, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (“something crooked”), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ro and Swedish vrå. From Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, cognate with Latvian ròka (“arm, hand”), Lithuanian rankà, Russian рука́ (ruká) and possibly also, via Gaulish, French branche (“branch”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʋʁɔˀ]
Noun
vrå c (singular definite vråen, plural indefinite vråer)
- (dated) corner (of a house or a country)
- (dated) poor or simple house
Inflection
Declension of vrå
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | vrå | vråen | vråer | vråerne |
| genitive | vrås | vråens | vråers | vråernes |