mjór

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Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse mjór (also mjár, mær).

Pronunciation

Adjective

mjór (comparative mjórri, superlative mjóstur)

  1. thin, slender
  2. narrow

Inflection

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Synonyms

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *maiwaz (“slim, narrow”).

Adjective

mjór

  1. thin, slender, slim
  2. pointed
  3. narrow
    Antonym: breiðr

Declension

    Strong declension of mjór
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjór mjó mjótt
accusative mjóvan mjóva mjótt
dative mjóvum mjórri mjóvu
genitive mjós mjórrar mjós
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjóvir mjóvar mjó
accusative mjóva mjóvar mjó
dative mjóvum mjóvum mjóvum
genitive mjórra mjórra mjórra
    Weak declension of mjór
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjóvi mjóva mjóva
accusative mjóva mjóvu mjóva
dative mjóva mjóvu mjóva
genitive mjóva mjóvu mjóva
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjóvu mjóvu mjóvu
accusative mjóvu mjóvu mjóvu
dative mjóvum mjóvum mjóvum
genitive mjóvu mjóvu mjóvu
    Declension of comparative of mjór
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjóvari mjóvari mjóvara
accusative mjóvara mjóvari mjóvara
dative mjóvara mjóvari mjóvara
genitive mjóvara mjóvari mjóvara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjóvari mjóvari mjóvari
accusative mjóvari mjóvari mjóvari
dative mjóvurum mjóvurum mjóvurum
genitive mjóvari mjóvari mjóvari
    Strong declension of superlative of mjór
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjóvastr mjóvust mjóvast
accusative mjóvastan mjóvasta mjóvast
dative mjóvustum mjóvastri mjóvustu
genitive mjóvasts mjóvastrar mjóvasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjóvastir mjóvastar mjóvust
accusative mjóvasta mjóvastar mjóvust
dative mjóvustum mjóvustum mjóvustum
genitive mjóvastra mjóvastra mjóvastra
    Weak declension of superlative of mjór
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjóvasti mjóvasta mjóvasta
accusative mjóvasta mjóvustu mjóvasta
dative mjóvasta mjóvustu mjóvasta
genitive mjóvasta mjóvustu mjóvasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative mjóvustu mjóvustu mjóvustu
accusative mjóvustu mjóvustu mjóvustu
dative mjóvustum mjóvustum mjóvustum
genitive mjóvustu mjóvustu mjóvustu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: mjór, mjár, mær
  • Faroese: mjáur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mjå
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mjå

References

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