auður

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse auðr (“desolate”), from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz whence also Faroese eyður, Norwegian aud and ød, Danish øde, Swedish öde. Cognate with Old English īeþe and Old High German ōdi.

Adjective

auður (comparative auðari, superlative auðastur)

  1. empty
    Húsið var autt.
    The house was empty.
  2. desolate
Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auður auð autt
accusative auðan auða autt
dative auðum auðri auðu
genitive auðs auðrar auðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðir auðar auð
accusative auða auðar auð
dative auðum auðum auðum
genitive auðra auðra auðra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auði auða auða
accusative auða auðu auða
dative auða auðu auða
genitive auða auðu auða
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðu auðu auðu
accusative auðu auðu auðu
dative auðu auðu auðu
genitive auðu auðu auðu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðari auðari auðara
accusative auðari auðari auðara
dative auðari auðari auðara
genitive auðari auðari auðara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðari auðari auðari
accusative auðari auðari auðari
dative auðari auðari auðari
genitive auðari auðari auðari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðastur auðust auðast
accusative auðastan auðasta auðast
dative auðustum auðastri auðustu
genitive auðasts auðastrar auðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðastir auðastar auðust
accusative auðasta auðastar auðust
dative auðustum auðustum auðustum
genitive auðastra auðastra auðastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðasti auðasta auðasta
accusative auðasta auðustu auðasta
dative auðasta auðustu auðasta
genitive auðasta auðustu auðasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative auðustu auðustu auðustu
accusative auðustu auðustu auðustu
dative auðustu auðustu auðustu
genitive auðustu auðustu auðustu
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse auðr, from Proto-Germanic *audaz whence also Faroese eyður. Cognate with Old Saxon ōd; Old English ēad (“happiness”); Old High German ōt.

Noun

auður m (genitive singular auðs, no plural)

  1. wealth, riches
    Synonyms: ríkidæmi, auðæfi
Declension
declension of auður
m-s1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative auð auðinn
accusative auð auðinn
dative auði auðnum
genitive auðs auðsins
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