dýr
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Faroese
Pronunciation
Noun
dýr n (genitive singular dýrs, plural dýr)
Declension
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dýr | dýrið | dýr | dýrini |
| accusative | dýr | dýrið | dýr | dýrini |
| dative | dýri | dýrinum | dýrum | dýrunum |
| genitive | dýrs | dýrsins | dýra | dýranna |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adjective
dýr
- expensive, feminine nominative singular of dýrur
- expensive, neuter nominative/accusative plural of dýrur
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dýrr from Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, whence also Old English dīere (English dear), Old High German tiuri. Cognates with Danish dyr, Faroese dýrur, Norwegian Bokmål dyr and Swedish dyr.
Adjective
dýr (comparative dýrari, superlative dýrastur)
- expensive, costly
- Synonym: kostnaðarsamur
- valuable, precious
Declension
positive forms of dýr
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dýr | dýr | dýrt | |
| accusative | dýran | dýra | ||
| dative | dýrum | dýrri | dýru | |
| genitive | dýrs | dýrrar | dýrs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | dýrir | dýrar | dýr | |
| accusative | dýra | |||
| dative | dýrum | |||
| genitive | dýrra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | dýri | dýra | dýra | |
| acc/dat/gen | dýra | dýru | ||
| plural (all-case) | dýru | |||
superlative forms of dýr
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | dýrastur | dýrust | dýrast | |
| accusative | dýrastan | dýrasta | ||
| dative | dýrustum | dýrastri | dýrustu | |
| genitive | dýrasts | dýrastrar | dýrasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | dýrastir | dýrastar | dýrust | |
| accusative | dýrasta | |||
| dative | dýrustum | |||
| genitive | dýrastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | dýrasti | dýrasta | dýrasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | dýrasta | dýrustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | dýrustu | |||
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą. Cognate with Faroese dýr, Danish dyr, Swedish djur, Old English dēor (> English deer), Old High German tior (> German Tier).
Noun
dýr n (genitive singular dýrs, nominative plural dýr)
Declension
Derived terms
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.
Noun
dýr n (genitive dýrs, plural dýr) (Old West Norse)
Declension
Declension of dýr (strong a-stem)