annar

See also: Annar

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse annarr, from the Proto-Germanic *anþeraz; whence also English other.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanːaɹ/

Pronoun

annar

1. other, another, else

Declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	annar	onnur	annað
accusative	annan	aðra (aðru)
dative	øðrum	aðrari (aðru)	øðrum
genitive	(annars)	(annarar)	(annars)
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aðrir	aðrar	onnur
accusative	aðrar
dative	øðrum
genitive	(annara)

Adjective

annar

1. second

Declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	annar	onnur	annað
accusative	annan	aðra (aðru)
dative	øðrum	aðrari (aðru)	øðrum
genitive	(annars)	(annarar)	(annars)
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aðrir	aðrar	onnur
accusative	aðrar
dative	øðrum
genitive	(annara)

Synonyms

• seinni (second of two)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈanːar/
• Rhymes: -anːar

Etymology 1

From Old Norse annarr, from the Proto-Germanic *anþeraz; whence also English other.

Pronoun

annar (feminine önnur, neuter annað)

1. other, another, another one

   Viltu fá annað? ― Do you want another one?

2. one (of two)

   Coordinate term: hinn

   aðra leið ― one-way

   annar tveggja ― one of two

   hitt og annað ― this and that

   Það eru tvö hjól: annað er rautt och hitt er blátt.

   There are two bicycles: one is red and the other blue.

Declension

Follows a regular strong adjectival declension, except for masculine accusative annan instead of *aðran, neuter annað instead of *annart and exhibiting the Old Norse sound change -nnr- > -ðr-.

Positive forms of annar (strong-only)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	annar	önnur	annað
accusative	annan	aðra
dative	öðrum	annarri	öðru
genitive	annars	annarrar	annars
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aðrir	aðrar	önnur
accusative	aðra
dative	öðrum
genitive	annarra

Derived terms

• eins og hver annar (“like everybody else”)
• á annað (“as long as”)
• meðal annars (“among other things”)

Determiner

annar (feminine önnur, neuter annað)

1. other, another

   með öðrum orðum ― with other words

   af öðru tagi ― of another kind

   að öðru leyti ― in other respects

   Ég sé að það er enginn annar möguleiki. ― I see that there is no other way.

   Jarðvegur á Íslandi sé alveg jafnfrjósamur og í öðrum Evrópulöndum. ― The soil in Iceland is just as fertile as in other European countries.

2. one (of two)

   Coordinate term: hinn

Declension

As above.

Positive forms of annar (strong-only)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	annar	önnur	annað
accusative	annan	aðra
dative	öðrum	annarri	öðru
genitive	annars	annarrar	annars
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aðrir	aðrar	önnur
accusative	aðra
dative	öðrum
genitive	annarra

Derived terms

• annars staðar (“somewhere else”)
• annars vegar (“on the one hand”)
• annað kvöld (“tomorrow evening”)
• blikka öðru auganu (“to turn a blind eye”)

Adjective

Icelandic numbers ^(edit)

	20
←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal: tveir     Ordinal: annar     Ordinal abbreviation: 2.     Adverbial: tvisvar, tvívegis     Multiplier: tvöfaldur     Collective: báðir     Fractional: hálfur

annar (feminine önnur, neuter annað)

1. second

   annar stærsti ― second biggest

Declension

As above.

Positive forms of annar (strong-only)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	annar	önnur	annað
accusative	annan	aðra
dative	öðrum	annarri	öðru
genitive	annars	annarrar	annars
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	aðrir	aðrar	önnur
accusative	aðra
dative	öðrum
genitive	annarra

Derived terms

• annar í hvítasunnu m (“White Monday”)
• annar í jólum m (“Boxing Day”)
• annar í páskum m (“Easter Monday”)

Further reading

• “annar” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Etymology 2

Verb

annar

1. inflection of anna:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. third-person singular present indicative

Etymology 3

Noun

annar

1. indefinite genitive singular of önn

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

• anner
• annan

Etymology

From Old Norse annarr, from Proto-Germanic *anþeraz.

Adjective

annar

1. second
2. other
3. one of two
   • c. 1290, Codex B 59 of Västgötalagen, Arfþær bolkær, 19

     Farr annær broþer køpfærþum ok annar hemæ i asku sitær baþir aghu þer iammykit af arvi.

     If one brother goes on mercantile journeys while the other sits home in the ash, they both own an equal part of the inheritance.

Declension

Declension of annar, annær (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	annar, annær	annur	annat
accusative	annan, annæn	andra, aþra	annat
dative	andrum, aþrum andrum, aþrum	andri, annari andri, annari	andru, aþru andru, aþru
genitive	annars	annarar	annars
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	andrir, aþrir andrir, aþrir	andrar, aþrar	annur
accusative	andra, aþra	andrar, aþrar	annur
dative	andrum, aþrum andrum, aþrum	andrum, aþrum andrum, aþrum	andrum, aþrum andrum, aþrum
genitive	andra, annara andra, annara	andra, annara andra, annara	andra, annara andra, annara

Descendants

• Swedish: annan