annar

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse annarr, from the Proto-Germanic *anþeraz; whence also English other.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

annar

  1. other, another, else

Declension

Indefinite pronoun - óbundið fornavn
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) annar onnur annað
Accusative (hvønnfall) annan aðra (aðru)
Dative (hvørjumfall) øðrum aðrari (aðru) øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (annars) (annarar) (annars)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) aðrir aðrar onnur
Accusative (hvønnfall) aðrar
Dative (hvørjumfall) øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (annara)


Adjective

annar

  1. second

Declension

Ordinal number - raðtal
Singular (eintal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) annar onnur annað
Accusative (hvønnfall) annan aðra (aðru)
Dative (hvørjumfall) øðrum aðrari (aðru) øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (annars) (annarar) (annars)
Plural (fleirtal) m f n
Nominative (hvørfall) aðrir aðrar onnur
Accusative (hvønnfall) aðrar
Dative (hvørjumfall) øðrum
Genitive (hvørsfall) (annara)


Synonyms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse annarr, from the Proto-Germanic *anþeraz; whence also English other.

Pronoun

annar (feminine önnur, neuter annað)

  1. other, another, else
Inflection

Follows a regular strong adjectival declension, except for masculine accusative annan instead of *aðran, neuter annað instead of *annart and exhibiting the Old Norse sound change -nnr- > -ðr-.

    strong declension
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative annar önnur annað
accusative annan aðra annað
dative öðrum annarri öðru
genitive annars annarrar annars
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative aðrir aðrar önnur
accusative aðra aðrar önnur
dative öðrum öðrum öðrum
genitive annarra annarra annarra
Derived terms
Icelandic ordinal numbers
 <  1st 2nd 3rd  > 
    Cardinal : tveir
    Ordinal : annar

Adjective

annar

  1. second
Inflection

As pronoun (see above).

Etymology 2

Verb

annar

  1. inflection of anna:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. third-person singular present indicative

Noun

annar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of önn

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

  • anner
  • annan

Etymology

From Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz.

Adjective

annar

  1. second
  2. other
  3. one of two
    • c. 1290, Codex B 59 of Västgötalagen, Arfþær bolkær, 19
      Farr annær broþer køpfærþum ok annar hemæ i asku sitær baþir aghu þer iammykit af arvi.
      If one brother goes on mercantile journeys while the other sits home in the ash, they both own an equal part of the inheritance.

Declension

Declension of annar, annær (strong)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative annar, annær annur annat
accusative annan, annæn andra, aþra annat
dative andrum, aþrum
andrum, aþrum 		andri, annari
andri, annari 		andru, aþru
andru, aþru
genitive annars annarar annars
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative andrir, aþrir
andrir, aþrir 		andrar, aþrar annur
accusative andra, aþra andrar, aþrar annur
dative andrum, aþrum
andrum, aþrum 		andrum, aþrum
andrum, aþrum 		andrum, aþrum
andrum, aþrum
genitive andra, annara
andra, annara 		andra, annara
andra, annara 		andra, annara
andra, annara

Descendants

  • Swedish: annan
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