litur

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Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).

Noun

litur m (genitive singular litar, plural litir)

  1. colour
  2. (at sheep, etc.) coloured stain
  3. colour (stuff to paint with)
  4. political point of view
Declension
Declension of litur (m12)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative litur liturin litir litirnir
accusative lit litin litir litirnar
dative liti litinum litum litunum
genitive litar litarins lita litanna
Hyponyms

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek λίτρα (lítra, “a Sicilian coin, a measure of weight”). Related to Latin libra.

Noun

litur m (genitive singular liturs, plural litrar)

  1. liter, litre
Declension
Declension of litur (m19)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative litur liturin litrar litrarnir
accusative litur liturin litrar litrarnar
dative litri litrinum litrum litrunum
genitive liturs litursins litra litranna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse litr, from Proto-Germanic *wlitiz, *wlituz (“appearance, look, aspect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to see”).

Pronunciation

Noun

litur m (genitive singular litar, nominative plural litir)

  1. colour
    Þetta er fallegur litur.
    That is a pretty colour.
  2. a dye or paint to colour with
  3. a marker, crayon or colour pencil
  4. complexion, appearance
  5. (card games) suit
  6. (poker) flush

Declension

Declension of litur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative litur liturinn litir litirnir
accusative lit litinn liti, litu1 litina
dative lit litnum litum litunum
genitive litar litarins lita litanna

1Archaic or literary.

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Icelandic · litir (layout · text)
     hvítur; mjallhvítur      grár      svartur
             rauður; fagurrauður, djúprauður              appelsínugulur, gulrauður, órans (dated); brúnn, dökkbrúnn; fölvi, mórauður              gulur; rjómagulur
             gulgrænn, mosagrænn              grænn             
             blágrænn; grænblár              heiðblár, fagurblár, himinblár, safírblár              blár
             fjólublár; dimmfjólublár, indígóblár              blárauður; rauðfjólublár (fjólublár), purpuralitur              bleikur

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “litur”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “litur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “litur”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
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