pære

See also: päre

Danish

Noun

pære c (singular definite pæren, plural indefinite pærer)

  1. pear
  2. light bulb
  3. (colloquial) intellect
    Prøv at bruge pæren en gang imellem!
    Try to use your head once in a while!

Inflection
Declension of pære
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative pære pæren pærer pærerne
genitive pæres pærens pærers pærernes

Descendants

References

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish pære.

Noun

pære (plural pærit)

  1. pear

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse pera (“pear tree”), from Latin pirum

Noun

pære f or m (definite singular pæra or pæren, indefinite plural pærer, definite plural pærene)

  1. a pear
  2. any pear-shaped object, such as a bulb (light bulb)
  3. (colloquial) (human) head
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly humorous remolding of pur (“pure”)

Adjective

pære (indeclinable)

  1. utter, complete
Derived terms
  • pære vrøvl
  • pære tull

Adverb

pære

  1. utterly, completely
Derived terms
  • pære dansk
  • pære full

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse pera, from Latin pirum

Noun

pære f (definite singular pæra, indefinite plural pærer, definite plural pærene)

  1. a pear
  2. any pear-shaped object, such as a light bulb

Derived terms

References
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