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 (genitive eyris, 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

Declension

    declension of eyrir

	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

Descendants

Danish: øre c Faroese: oyra n Icelandic: eyrir m

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