stór

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See also: stor, stòr, štor, stór-, and Appendix:Variations of "stor"

Faroese

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stór

  1. inflection of stórur:
    1. feminine nominative singular
    2. neuter nominative/accusative plural

Declension

Declension of stór (a1)
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stórur stór stórt
Accusative stóran stóra stórt
Dative stórum stórari stórum
Genitive stórs stórar stórs
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative stórir stórar stór
Accusative stórar stórar stór
Dative stórum stórum stórum
Genitive stóra stóra stóra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stórr, from Proto-Germanic *stōraz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stór (comparative stærri, superlative stærstur)

  1. big
  2. great

Usage notes

Refers to stature and size.

Declension

positive forms of stór (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stór stór stórt
accusative stóran stóra
dative stórum stórri stóru
genitive stórs stórrar stórs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stórir stórar stór
accusative stóra
dative stórum
genitive stórra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stóri stóra stóra
acc/dat/gen stóra stóru
plural (all-case) stóru
comparative forms of stór (umlauted-comp)
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) stærri stærri stærra
plural (all-case) stærri
superlative forms of stór (umlauted-comp)
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stærstur stærst stærst
accusative stærstan stærsta
dative stærstum stærstri stærstu
genitive stærsts stærstrar stærsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative stærstir stærstar stærst
accusative stærsta
dative stærstum
genitive stærstra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative stærsti stærsta stærsta
acc/dat/gen stærsta stærstu
plural (all-case) stærstu

Derived terms

Irish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English store.

Noun

stór m (genitive singular stóir, nominative plural stórtha)

  1. store
  2. goods, provisions
  3. wealth, value
  4. affluence
  5. term of endearment
Declension
Declension of stór (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative stór stórtha
vocative a stóir a stórtha
genitive stóir stórtha
dative stór stórtha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an stór na stórtha
genitive an stóir na stórtha
dative leis an stór
don stór 		leis na stórtha

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin historia (“story of a building”), from Latin historia (“narrative, illustration”). Cognate with English storey, story. Doublet of stair.

Noun

stór m (genitive singular stóir, nominative plural stórtha)

  1. storey, story
Declension
Declension of stór (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative stór stórtha
vocative a stóir a stórtha
genitive stóir stórtha
dative stór stórtha
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an stór na stórtha
genitive an stóir na stórtha
dative leis an stór
don stór 		leis na stórtha
Derived terms

Old Norse

Adjective

stór

  1. inflection of stórr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
    2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
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