lúður

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse lúðr (“brass instrument, trumpet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lúður m (genitive singular lúðurs, plural lúðrar)

  1. lur, lure, horn

Declension

m19 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lúður lúðurin lúðrar lúðrarnir
accusative lúður lúðurin lúðrar lúðrarnar
dative lúðri lúðrinum lúðrum lúðrunum
genitive lúðurs lúðursins lúðra lúðranna

References

  1. ^ Árnason, Kristján (2011) The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese (The Phonology of the World's Languages), Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 81

Further reading

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lúðr.

Noun

lúður m (genitive singular lúðurs, nominative plural lúðrar)

  1. trumpet, horn, brass instrument
Declension
Declension of lúður (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lúður lúðurinn lúðrar lúðrarnir
accusative lúður lúðurinn lúðra lúðrana
dative lúðri lúðrinum lúðrum lúðrunum
genitive lúðurs lúðursins lúðra lúðranna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Participle

lúður

  1. past participle of lýja (“to tire, to wear out”)

Adjective

lúður (comparative lúðari, superlative lúðastur)

  1. worn-out, tired, weary
Declension
positive forms of lúður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lúður lúð lúð
accusative lúðan lúða
dative lúðum lúðri lúðu
genitive lúðs lúðrar lúðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative lúðir lúðar lúð
accusative lúða
dative lúðum
genitive lúðra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lúði lúða lúða
acc/dat/gen lúða lúðu
plural (all-case) lúðu
comparative forms of lúður
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) lúðari lúðari lúðara
plural (all-case) lúðari
superlative forms of lúður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lúðastur lúðust lúðast
accusative lúðastan lúðasta
dative lúðustum lúðastri lúðustu
genitive lúðasts lúðastrar lúðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative lúðastir lúðastar lúðust
accusative lúðasta
dative lúðustum
genitive lúðastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative lúðasti lúðasta lúðasta
acc/dat/gen lúðasta lúðustu
plural (all-case) lúðustu

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lúður

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of lúða
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