reiður
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tjaldursreiður - nest of the oystercatcher
Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
reiður n (genitive singular reiðurs, plural reiður)
Declension
| n13 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | reiður | reiðrið | reiður | reiðrini |
| accusative | reiður | reiðrið | reiður | reiðrini |
| dative | reiðri | reiðrinum | reiðrum | reiðrunum |
| genitive | reiðurs | reiðursins | reiðra | reiðranna |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse reiðr, from older vreiðr.
Adjective
reiður (comparative reiðari, superlative reiðastur)
Declension
| Declension of reiður (a15) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | reiður | reið | reitt |
| Accusative | reiðan | reiða | reitt |
| Dative | reiðum | reiðari | reiðum |
| Genitive | reiðs | reiðar | reiðs |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | reiðir | reiðar | reið |
| Accusative | reiðar | reiðar | reið |
| Dative | reiðum | reiðum | reiðum |
| Genitive | reiða | reiða | reiða |
| Weak adjectival inflection of reiður | |||
| Singular (eintal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | reiði | reiða | reiða |
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | reiða | reiðu | |
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
| Plural (fleirtal) | m | f | n |
| Nominative (hvørfall) | reiðu | ||
| Accusative (hvønnfall) | |||
| Dative (hvørjumfall) | |||
| Genitive (hvørsfall) | |||
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse reiðr, from older vreiðr, from Proto-Germanic *wraiþaz.
Adjective
reiður (comparative reiðari, superlative reiðastur)
- angry, wroth
- Ertu reið?
- Are you angry?
- reiður við einhvern ― angry at someone
- verða reiður ― to get angry
Declension
positive forms of reiður
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | reiður | reið | reitt | |
| accusative | reiðan | reiða | ||
| dative | reiðum | reiðri | reiðu | |
| genitive | reiðs | reiðrar | reiðs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | reiðir | reiðar | reið | |
| accusative | reiða | |||
| dative | reiðum | |||
| genitive | reiðra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | reiði | reiða | reiða | |
| acc/dat/gen | reiða | reiðu | ||
| plural (all-case) | reiðu | |||
superlative forms of reiður
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | reiðastur | reiðust | reiðast | |
| accusative | reiðastan | reiðasta | ||
| dative | reiðustum | reiðastri | reiðustu | |
| genitive | reiðasts | reiðastrar | reiðasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | reiðastir | reiðastar | reiðust | |
| accusative | reiðasta | |||
| dative | reiðustum | |||
| genitive | reiðastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | reiðasti | reiðasta | reiðasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | reiðasta | reiðustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | reiðustu | |||
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *raidaz.
Adjective
reiður (comparative reiðari, superlative reiðastur)
- ready
- Synonyms: reiðubúinn, tilbúinn
- Er allt til reiðu?
- Is everything ready?
Declension
positive forms of reiður
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | reiður | reið | reitt | |
| accusative | reiðan | reiða | ||
| dative | reiðum | reiðri | reiðu | |
| genitive | reiðs | reiðrar | reiðs | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | reiðir | reiðar | reið | |
| accusative | reiða | |||
| dative | reiðum | |||
| genitive | reiðra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | reiði | reiða | reiða | |
| acc/dat/gen | reiða | reiðu | ||
| plural (all-case) | reiðu | |||
superlative forms of reiður
| strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | reiðastur | reiðust | reiðast | |
| accusative | reiðastan | reiðasta | ||
| dative | reiðustum | reiðastri | reiðustu | |
| genitive | reiðasts | reiðastrar | reiðasts | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | reiðastir | reiðastar | reiðust | |
| accusative | reiðasta | |||
| dative | reiðustum | |||
| genitive | reiðastra | |||
| weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | reiðasti | reiðasta | reiðasta | |
| acc/dat/gen | reiðasta | reiðustu | ||
| plural (all-case) | reiðustu | |||
Derived terms
Derived terms
- gera sig reiðan (“to ready oneself”)
- hafa skýringar á reiðum höndum (“to have ready explanations”)
- hafa eitthvað til reiðu (“to have something ready”)
- hálfreiður
- heiftarreiður
- henda reiðu á einhverju, henda reiður á einhverju
- ofsareiður
- reiðum höndum, á reiðum höndum, hafa svar á reiðum höndum (“to have a ready answer, to have something at one's fingertips”)
- síreiður
- standast ekki reiðari en
- til reiðu
- vera til reiðu (“to be ready”)