eyrir

English

Noun

eyrir (plural aurar)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of an Icelandic króna

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse eyrir, from Latin aureus (“gold coin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈeiːrɪr]

  Rhymes: -eiːrɪr

  Homophones: eirir

Noun

eyrir m. (genitive singular eyris, plural aurar)

1. A subdivision of currency, 1/100th of an Icelandic króna, Swedish krona or Danish or Norwegian krone.

Declension

declension of eyrir

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	eyrir	eyririnn	aurar	aurarnir
accusative	eyri	eyrinn	aura	aurana
dative	eyri	eyrinum	aurum	aurunum
genitive	eyris	eyrisins	aura	auranna

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aurijaz, from Latin aureus (“gold coin”).

Noun

eyrir m. (plural aurar)

1. an ounce (usu. of silver); equivalent to an eighth of a mark (mǫrk) or sixty pennies (penningar)
2. (uncountable, singular or plural) money

Descendants

Danish: øre c. Faroese: oyri m., oyra n. Icelandic: eyrir m.

Norwegian: øyre m., øre m. and n. Swedish: öre n.