rándýr

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From rán (robbery) +‎ dýr (animal), i.e. an animal that hunts (“robs”) for food.

Noun

rándýr n (genitive singular rándýrs, nominative plural rándýr)

  1. carnivore
Declension
    Declension of rándýr
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rándýr rándýrið rándýr rándýrin
accusative rándýr rándýrið rándýr rándýrin
dative rándýri rándýrinu rándýrum rándýrunum
genitive rándýrs rándýrsins rándýra rándýranna

Etymology 2

From rán (robbery) +‎ dýr (expensive), i.e. so expensive that paying the price in question is like being robbed.

Adjective

rándýr (comparative rándýrari, superlative rándýrastur)

  1. very expensive
Usage notes

Very rarely used comparatively.

Inflection