brattur

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse brattr, brantr, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”).

Cognate with Icelandic brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

Adjective

brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)

1. steep

Declension

Declension of brattur (a23)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	brattur	bratt/ brøtt	bratt
accusative	brattan	bratta	bratt
dative	brattum/ brøttum	brattari	brattum/ brøttum
genitive	brats	brattar	brats
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	brattir	brattar	bratt/ brøtt
accusative	brattar	brattar	bratt/ brøtt
dative	brattum/ brøttum	brattum/ brøttum	brattum/ brøttum
genitive	bratta	bratta	bratta

Antonyms

• slættur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse brattr, brantr, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“project”), related to Old English brant (“steep”), Latvian bruôds (“roof ridge”).

Cognate with Faroese brattur, Norwegian Bokmål bratt, Danish brat, Swedish brant, and Old English brant, bront (English brant, brent, Scots brent).

Adjective

brattur (comparative brattari, superlative brattastur)

1. steep

   Synonym: hallur

2. straight, upright

   Synonym: fattur

3. vigorous, lively

   Synonym: hress

Declension

Positive forms of brattur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	brattur	brött	bratt
	accusative	brattan	bratta
	dative	bröttum	brattri	bröttu
	genitive	bratts	brattrar	bratts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	brattir	brattar	brött
	accusative	bratta
	dative	bröttum
	genitive	brattra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	bratti	bratta	bratta
	acc/dat/gen	bratta	bröttu
	plural (all-case)	bröttu

Comparative forms of brattur

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	brattari	brattari	brattara
	plural (all-case)	brattari

Superlative forms of brattur

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	brattastur	bröttust	brattast
	accusative	brattastan	brattasta
	dative	bröttustum	brattastri	bröttustu
	genitive	brattasts	brattastrar	brattasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	brattastir	brattastar	bröttust
	accusative	brattasta
	dative	bröttustum
	genitive	brattastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	brattasti	brattasta	brattasta
	acc/dat/gen	brattasta	bröttustu
	plural (all-case)	bröttustu

Derived terms

• bera bratt hala sinn (“to hold one's head up high”)
• bera ekki bratt hala sinn
• snarbrattur (“precipitous, very steep”)

Related terms

• bratti (“steepness”)
• brattlendi (“steep ground”)

References

• “brattur” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Pokorny, Julius, Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, Tübingen: A. Francke Verlag, 1959.