myrkur

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz. Cognate to English murk.

Pronunciation

Noun

myrkur n (genitive singular myrkurs, uncountable)

  1. darkness

Declension

n13s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative myrkur myrkrið
Accusative myrkur myrkrið
Dative myrkri myrkrinum
Genitive myrkurs myrkursins

Adjective

myrkur (comparative myrkari, superlative myrkastur)

  1. dark

Declension

Declension of myrkur (a1)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative myrkur myrk myrkt
Accusative myrkan myrka myrkt
Dative myrkum myrkari myrkum
Genitive myrks myrkar myrks
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative myrkir myrkar myrk
Accusative myrkar myrkar myrk
Dative myrkum myrkum myrkum
Genitive myrka myrka myrka

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse myrkr, from Proto-Germanic *merkuz. Cognate to English murk.

Pronunciation

Adjective

myrkur (comparative myrkari, superlative myrkastur)

  1. dark
  2. difficult to understand, obscure
  3. gloomy

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Noun

myrkur n (genitive singular myrkurs, no plural)

  1. darkness, the dark
    • Genesis 1 (Icelandic translation)
      Guð sagði: „Verði ljós!“ Og það varð ljós. Guð sá, að ljósið var gott, og Guð greindi ljósið frá myrkrinu. Og Guð kallaði ljósið dag, en myrkrið kallaði hann nótt. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn fyrsti dagur.
      And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

Declension

    Declension of myrkur
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative myrkur myrkrið myrkur myrkrin
accusative myrkur myrkrið myrkur myrkrin
dative myrkri myrkrinu myrkrum myrkrunum
genitive myrkurs myrkursins myrkra myrkranna