æður

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Cognate to the form æðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːʊɹ/

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðar, plural æðrar)

1. (Suðuroy) vein, vessel

Declension

Declension of æður
f18	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æður	æðurin	æðrar	æðrarnar
accusative	æður	æðrina	æðrar	æðrarnar
dative	æður	æðrini	æðrum	æðrunum
genitive	æðar	æðarinnar	æðra	æðranna

Synonyms

• æðr (rest of the country)

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaiːðʏr/

  Rhymes: -aiːðʏr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse æðr, perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ēdī, cognate with Sanskrit आति (āti, “aquatic bird”), or else from Proto-Germanic *awidō, cognate with Latin avis (“bird”).

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)

1. eider

Declension

declension of æður

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	æður	æðurin	æðar	æðarnar
accusative	æði	æðina	æðar	æðarnar
dative	æði	æðinni	æðum	æðunum
genitive	æðar	æðarinnar	æða	æðanna

Note: Several other variations have existed: plural æðir; genitive singular æður, plural æður; full r-stem declension with genitive singular æðrar, plural æðrar. These are generally obsolete or nonstandard.

Synonyms

• æðarfugl

Etymology 2

From Old Norse æðr, from Proto-Germanic *ēdrǭ. Now replaced by the form æð.

Noun

æður f (genitive singular æðrar, nominative plural æðrar) or æður f (genitive singular æðar, nominative plural æðar)

1. (obsolete) vein

Etymology 3

From Old Norse œðr, from Proto-Germanic *wōdijaz. Now mostly replaced by the variant væður.

Adjective

æður (not comparable)

1. wadable

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	æður	æð	ætt
accusative	æðan	æða	ætt
dative	æðum	æðri	æðu
genitive	æðs	æðrar	æðs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	æðir	æðar	æð
accusative	æða	æðar	æð
dative	æðum	æðum	æðum
genitive	æðra	æðra	æðra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	æði	æða	æða
accusative	æða	æðu	æða
dative	æða	æðu	æða
genitive	æða	æðu	æða
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	æðu	æðu	æðu
accusative	æðu	æðu	æðu
dative	æðu	æðu	æðu
genitive	æðu	æðu	æðu

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)