alvor

From Old Norse alvara, from an adjective ǫlværr (“benevolent”), maybe from Middle Low German alwār (“true, kind, benevolent”).

alvor c (singular definite alvoren, not used in plural form)

1. seriousness (state of being serious)
2. gravity
3. earnestness

From Old Norse alvara

alvor n (definite singular alvoret, uncountable)

1. seriousness

• alvorlighet

• alvorlig
• ta på alvor

• “alvor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse alvara

alvor n (definite singular alvoret, uncountable)

1. seriousness

• alvorleg
• ta på alvor

• “alvor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Portuguese alvor, from Late Latin albor, albōrem (“whiteness”), from Latin albus.

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /aw.ˈvɔɹ/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.ˈvɔɻ/
• (Carioca) IPA^(key): /aw.ˈvɔχ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /aɫ.ˈvoɾ/
• Hyphenation: al‧vor

alvor m (plural alvores)

1. the first light of the morning
2. whiteness

• (first light of the morning): alva, alvorada
• (whiteness): alvura, brancura

• (whiteness): negrume, pretume

• alvorada
• alvorecer

• alvo
• amanhecer