súr

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sur"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse súrr, from Proto-Germanic *sūraz, from Proto-Indo-European *súHros. Compare English sour, German sauer, Dutch zuur, Danish sur, Faroese súrur, Norwegian sur and Swedish sur.

Pronunciation

Adjective

súr (comparative súrari, superlative súrastur)

  1. sour, tart, acid, acidic
  2. surly, bitter, morose, sour (of mood)
    Ekki vera svona súr.
    Don't be so morose.

Declension

positive forms of súr
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative súr súr súrt
accusative súran súra
dative súrum súrri súru
genitive súrs súrrar súrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative súrir súrar súr
accusative súra
dative súrum
genitive súrra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative súri súra súra
acc/dat/gen súra súru
plural (all-case) súru
comparative forms of súr
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) súrari súrari súrara
plural (all-case) súrari
superlative forms of súr
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative súrastur súrust súrast
accusative súrastan súrasta
dative súrustum súrastri súrustu
genitive súrasts súrastrar súrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative súrastir súrastar súrust
accusative súrasta
dative súrustum
genitive súrastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative súrasti súrasta súrasta
acc/dat/gen súrasta súrustu
plural (all-case) súrustu

Derived terms

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Irish súr, the verbal noun of sirid.

Noun

súr m (genitive singular súir)

  1. (literary) (act of) searching for, seeking

Declension

Declension of súr (first declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative súr
vocative a shúir
genitive súir
dative súr
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an súr
genitive an tsúir
dative leis an súr
don súr

Mutation

Mutated forms of súr
radical lenition eclipsis
súr shúr
after an, tsúr 		not applicable

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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