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

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

  1. a pear
  2. any pear-shaped object
  3. (colloquial) (human) head
Hyponyms
Derived terms
  • (any pear-shaped object): hestepære, lyspære
  • (colloquial sense): bløt på pæra, høy på pæra

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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