sýra

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See also: syra, Syra, and syra-

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

sýra

  1. genitive singular of sýr

Alternative forms

Faroese

Etymology

See also súrur. From Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic *sūrą.

Pronunciation

Noun

sýra f (genitive singular sýru, plural sýrur)

  1. (chemistry) acid
  2. (botany) sorrel (Rumex acetosa)
  3. (slang) LSD

Declension

Declension of sýra
f1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sýra sýran sýrur sýrurnar
accusative sýru sýruna sýrur sýrurnar
dative sýru sýruni sýrum sýrunum
genitive sýru sýrunnar sýra sýranna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse sýra, from Proto-Germanic *sūrą.

Pronunciation

Noun

sýra f (genitive singular sýru, nominative plural sýrur)

  1. acid
  2. sour whey
  3. (slang) acid, LSD

Declension

    Declension of sýra
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sýra sýran sýrur sýrurnar
accusative sýru sýruna sýrur sýrurnar
dative sýru sýrunni sýrum sýrunum
genitive sýru sýrunnar sýra sýranna

Derived terms

Verb

sýra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sýrði, supine sýrt)

  1. to sour, to make sour

Conjugation