flúr

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See also: flur and flùr

Faroese

Chemical element
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse flúr.

Noun

flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, uncountable)

  1. (archaic) (wheat) flour
Declension
Declension of flúr (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative flúr flúrið
accusative flúr flúrið
dative flúri flúrinum
genitive flúrs flúrsins

Etymology 2

Ultimately, from Latin fluor.

Noun

flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, uncountable)

  1. fluorine
Declension
Declension of flúr (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative flúr flúrið
accusative flúr flúrið
dative flúri flúrinum
genitive flúrs flúrsins

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

flúr n (genitive singular flúrs, nominative plural flúr)

  1. decoration, ornament, embellishment
    Synonyms: útflúr, skraut

Declension

    Declension of flúr
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flúr flúrið flúr flúrin
accusative flúr flúrið flúr flúrin
dative flúri flúrinu flúrum flúrunum
genitive flúrs flúrsins flúra flúranna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French flor, possibly borrowed via Middle English flour.[1]

Noun

flúr n (genitive flúrs, plural flúr)

  1. flower
  2. flour

Declension

  Declension of flúr (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative flúr flúrit flúr flúrin
accusative flúr flúrit flúr flúrin
dative flúri flúrinu flúrum flúrunum
genitive flúrs flúrsins flúra flúranna

Descendants

  • Faroese: flúr

References

  • “flúr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  1. ^ Mediaeval Scandinavia. (1968). United Kingdom: Odense University Press, p. 116-17
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