dyr

See also dýr

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýrr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dyːr/, [d̥yɐ̯ˀ]

Adjective

dyr (neuter dyrt, definite and plural dyre, comparative dyrere, superlative dyrest)

1. expensive
2. dear

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýr.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dyːr/, [d̥yɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

dyr n (singular definite dyret, plural indefinite dyr)

1. animal (organism)
2. beast
3. deer

Inflection

    Inflection of dyr

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	dyr	dyret	dyr	dyrene
genitive	dyrs	dyrets	dyrs	dyrenes

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tiːɹ/

  Rhymes: -iːɹ

Etymology

From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-, *dʰwor- (“door, gate”).

Noun

dyr f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural dura)

1. door, doorway

Declension

f28	Plural
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dyr	dyrnar
Accusative	dyr	dyrnar
Dative	durum	durunum
Genitive	dura	duranna

See also

• hurð (wing of the door)

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dyrr, from Proto-Germanic *duriz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-, *dʰwor- (“door, gate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɪːr/

  Rhymes: -ɪːr

Noun

dyr f pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural dyra)

1. a door, a doorway

Declension

declension of dyr

f-s3	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	dyr	dyrnar
accusative	dyr	dyrnar
dative	dyrum	dyrunum
genitive	dyra	dyranna

Derived terms

• dyrabjalla
• dyravörður
• aðaldyr
• koma til dyranna eins og maður er klæddur

See also

• hurð

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Norwegian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dýr. Cognate with Danish dyr, Swedish djur, Gothic dius, German Tier, Dutch dier, and English deer

Noun

    Inflection of dyr

	indefinite singular	definite singular	indefinite plural	definite plural
Bokmål n	dyr	dyret	dyr	dyra/dyrene
Nynorsk n	dyr	dyret	dyr	dyra [dyri]

1. animal

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dýrr. Cognate with Danish dyr, Swedish dyr, German teuer, Dutch duur and dier, and English dear

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dyːɾ/

Adjective

dyr

1. expensive
2. dear

Inflection

    Inflection of dyr

Bokmål		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	dyr	dyre	Comparative	dyrere	Superlative	dyrest	dyreste
	Feminine singular	dyr	dyre
	Neuter singular	dyrt	dyre
	Plural	dyre	dyre
Nynorsk		Indefinite	Definite				Indefinite	Definite
	Masculine singular	dyr	dyre	Comparative	dyrare	Superlative	dyrast	dyraste
	Feminine singular	dyr	dyre
	Neuter singular	dyrt	dyre
	Plural	dyre	dyre

Synonyms

• kostbar

Antonyms

• billig

References

• “dyr” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse dýrr.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

dyr (comparative dyrare, superlative dyrast)

1. expensive
2. (archaic) very valuable

Declension

Declension of dyr

Inflections of dyr		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	dyr	dyrare		dyrast
	Neuter	dyrt
Definite singular	Masc.	dyre		dyraste
	All	dyra		dyraste
Plural		dyra		dyraste

Antonyms

• (expensive): billig
• (valuable): billig

Synonyms

• (expensive): kostsam
• (valuable): värdefull

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