sýr

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See also: syr and SYR

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *syrъ.

Pronunciation

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Noun

sýr m inan

  1. cheese (dairy product)
    pizza se sýrem ― pizza with cheese

Declension

Declension of sýr (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative sýr sýry
genitive sýra, sýru sýrů
dative sýru sýrům
accusative sýr sýry
vocative sýre sýry
locative sýru sýrech
instrumental sýrem sýry

Derived terms

adjective
nouns

Further reading

  • “sýr”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “sýr”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “sýr”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

sýr

  1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of súgv

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sýr, from Proto-Germanic *sūz, from Proto-Indo-European *sū-.

Pronunciation

Noun

sýr f (genitive singular sýr, nominative plural sýr)

  1. sow (female pig)
    Synonym: gylta

Declension

    Declension of sýr
f-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sýr sýrin sýr sýrnar
accusative sú súna sýr sýrnar
dative sú súnni súm súnum
genitive sýr sýrinnar súa súnna

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sūz, whence also Old English sū, Old Saxon sū, Old High German sū (whence German Sau), Swedish so. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sū-. Cognate with Latin sūs (“pig”), Ancient Greek ὗς (hûs, “wild boar”), Sanskrit सूकर (sūkará). Compare also related forms with velar stops or fricatives, such as Norwegian sugge (“sow”), Swedish sugga (“sow”), Old English sugu, Old Saxon suga, Welsh hwch (“pig”).

Noun

sýr f (genitive sýr, plural sýr)

  1. (Old West Norse) sow (female pig)

Declension

  Declension of sýr (strong consonant stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sýr sýrin sýr sýrnar
accusative sú súna sýr sýrnar
dative sú súnni súm súnum
genitive sýr sýrinnar súa súanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: sýr
  • Faroese: súgv
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: su

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