trúr

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See also: trur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse trúr, from Proto-Germanic *trūwaz (“true, faithful”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

trúr (comparative trúrri, superlative trúastur)

  1. true, faithful, loyal

Declension

positive forms of trúr
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative trúr trú trútt
accusative trúan trúa
dative trúum trúrri trúu
genitive trús trúrrar trús
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative trúir trúar trú
accusative trúa
dative trúum
genitive trúrra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative trúi trúa trúa
acc/dat/gen trúa trúu
plural (all-case) trúu
comparative forms of trúr
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) trúrri trúrri trúrra
plural (all-case) trúrri
superlative forms of trúr
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative trúastur trúust trúast
accusative trúastan trúasta
dative trúustum trúastri trúustu
genitive trúasts trúastrar trúasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative trúastir trúastar trúust
accusative trúasta
dative trúustum
genitive trúastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative trúasti trúasta trúasta
acc/dat/gen trúasta trúustu
plural (all-case) trúustu

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *trūwaz (“true, faithful, believing”). Akin to trú (“faith”).

Adjective

trúr

  1. true, faithful
  2. safe
  3. believing

Declension

    Strong declension of trúr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative trúr trú trútt
accusative trúan trúa trútt
dative trúm trúrri trú
genitive trús trúrrar trús
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative trúir trúar trú
accusative trúa trúar trú
dative trúm trúm trúm
genitive trúrra trúrra trúrra
    Weak declension of trúr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative trúi trúa trúa
accusative trúa trú trúa
dative trúa trú trúa
genitive trúa trú trúa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative trú trú trú
accusative trú trú trú
dative trúm trúm trúm
genitive trú trú trú

Descendants

  • Icelandic: trú
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tru
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tru, tro

References

  • trúr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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