kýr

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See also: kyr

Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

kýr

  1. nominative plural of kúgv
  2. accusative plural of kúgv

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kýr, from Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Pronunciation

Noun

kýr f (genitive singular kýr, nominative plural kýr)

  1. cow
    Þetta er stór kýr.
    That is a big cow.
    Kýrnar mjólka á sumrin.
    The cows milk in the summer.

Declension

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kýr.

Pronunciation

Noun

kýr f (definite singular kýrí, definite singular dative kýrinn, indefinite plural , definite plural kýne, definite plural dative )

  1. (dialectal, Setesdal) alternative form of ku (cow)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kýr pl, plural of kýr.

Noun

kýr f

  1. (nonstandard) alternative spelling of kyr (cows); plural of

References

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kōz.

Noun

kýr f (genitive kýr, dative , plural kýr)

  1. (Old West Norse) cow

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: kýr
  • Faroese: kúgv,
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ku
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ku
  • Jamtish:
  • Elfdalian: tjyr