frjór

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse frjór (also frjár, frær), from Proto-Germanic *fraiwijaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

frjór (comparative frjórri, superlative frjóastur)

  1. fertile
    Antonym: ófrjór

Declension

positive forms of frjór
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjór frjó frjótt
accusative frjóan frjóa
dative frjóum frjórri frjóu
genitive frjós frjórrar frjós
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjóir frjóar frjó
accusative frjóa
dative frjóum
genitive frjórra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjói frjóa frjóa
acc/dat/gen frjóa frjóu
plural (all-case) frjóu
comparative forms of frjór
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) frjórri frjórri frjórra
plural (all-case) frjórri
superlative forms of frjór
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjóastur frjóust frjóast
accusative frjóastan frjóasta
dative frjóustum frjóastri frjóustu
genitive frjóasts frjóastrar frjóasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjóastir frjóastar frjóust
accusative frjóasta
dative frjóustum
genitive frjóastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjóasti frjóasta frjóasta
acc/dat/gen frjóasta frjóustu
plural (all-case) frjóustu

Derived terms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fraiwijaz. Related to frjó, fræ n (“seed”).

Adjective

frjór (feminine frjó, neuter frjótt)

  1. fertile, yielding fruit

Declension

    Strong declension of frjór
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjór frjó frjótt
accusative frjóvan frjóva frjótt
dative frjóvum frjórri frjóvu
genitive frjós frjórrar frjós
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjóvir frjóvar frjó
accusative frjóva frjóvar frjó
dative frjóvum frjóvum frjóvum
genitive frjórra frjórra frjórra
    Weak declension of frjór
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjóvi frjóva frjóva
accusative frjóva frjóvu frjóva
dative frjóva frjóvu frjóva
genitive frjóva frjóvu frjóva
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative frjóvu frjóvu frjóvu
accusative frjóvu frjóvu frjóvu
dative frjóvum frjóvum frjóvum
genitive frjóvu frjóvu frjóvu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: frjór
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fræv

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