oyra

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English

 Faroese króna on Wikipedia
 Øre on Wikipedia

Etymology

From Faroese oyra, from Old Norse eyrir, from Latin aureus. Doublet of aureus, eyrir, öre, and øre.

Noun

oyra

  1. A subdenomination of the Faroese króna.

Anagrams

Faroese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse eyra, from the voiced Verner alternant of Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

Noun

oyra n (genitive singular oyra, plural oyru or oyrur)

  1. (anatomy) ear
  2. ear, hearing
  3. handle (cup, etc.)
Declension
n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative oyra oyrað oyru, oyrur oyruni
accusative oyra oyrað oyru, oyrur oyruni
dative oyra oyranum oyrum oyrunum
genitive oyra oyrans oyrna oyrnanna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse eyrir, from Latin aureus.

Noun

oyra n (genitive singular oyra, plural oyru or oyrur)

  1. (money) 1/100 króna
  2. change, small coins
Declension
n1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative oyra oyrað oyru, oyrur oyruni
accusative oyra oyrað oyru, oyrur oyruni
dative oyra oyranum oyrum oyrunum
genitive oyra oyrans oyrna oyrnanna

Etymology 3

From Old Norse eyrr. See also oyri.

Noun

oyra f (genitive singular oyru, plural oyrur)

  1. gravel bank
Declension
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative oyra oyran oyrur oyrurnar
accusative oyru oyruna oyrur oyrurnar
dative oyru oyruni oyrum oyrunum
genitive oyru oyrunnar oyra oyranna