magur

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See also: mágur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse magr, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

Adjective

magur

  1. (Sandoy, rare) thin

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse magr, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

Adjective

magur (comparative magrari, superlative magrastur)

  1. thin
  2. meager

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative magur mögur magurt
accusative magran magra magurt
dative mögrum magurri mögru
genitive magurs magurrar magurs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrir magrar mögur
accusative magra magrar mögur
dative mögrum mögrum mögrum
genitive magurra magurra magurra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative magri magra magra
accusative magra mögru magra
dative magra mögru magra
genitive magra mögru magra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mögru mögru mögru
accusative mögru mögru mögru
dative mögru mögru mögru
genitive mögru mögru mögru
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrari magrari magrara
accusative magrari magrari magrara
dative magrari magrari magrara
genitive magrari magrari magrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrari magrari magrari
accusative magrari magrari magrari
dative magrari magrari magrari
genitive magrari magrari magrari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrastur mögrust magrast
accusative magrastan magrasta magrast
dative mögrustum magrastri mögrustu
genitive magrasts magrastrar magrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrastir magrastar mögrust
accusative magrasta magrastar mögrust
dative mögrustum mögrustum mögrustum
genitive magrastra magrastra magrastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative magrasti magrasta magrasta
accusative magrasta mögrustu magrasta
dative magrasta mögrustu magrasta
genitive magrasta mögrustu magrasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mögrustu mögrustu mögrustu
accusative mögrustu mögrustu mögrustu
dative mögrustu mögrustu mögrustu
genitive mögrustu mögrustu mögrustu

Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • magùr (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Old Norse magr. Compare Faroese and Icelandic magur.

Pronunciation

Adjective

magur (neuter magurt, comparative magraré, superlative magrast)

  1. (dialectal, Voss) alternative form of mager (“meager”)
    • 1944, Knut Bjørgaas, Or gommol ti IV: Tao Vossastrond’ne:
      È fiskjinn magùr um vaur’n, vettù da godt aur.
      If the fish is meager in the spring, then it becomes a good year.
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