vrå

See also: vra

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)

  1. (dated) corner (of a house or a country)
  2. (dated) poor or simple house

Declension
Declension of vrå
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative vrå vråen vråer vråerne
genitive vrås vråens vråers vråernes

Swedish

Noun

vrå c

  1. an (often cramped and secluded) corner of a room or other space

Declension
Declension of vrå 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vrå vrån vrår vrårna
Genitive vrås vråns vrårs vrårnas

Derived terms

See also

References
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