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

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

Adjective

lúður (comparative lúðari, superlative lúðastur)

  1. worn-out, tired, weary
Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Inflected form of lúða (“halibut”).

Noun

lúður

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of lúða
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